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Trial

Japan · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1945–1948Date range
4Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1945

Masaharu HommaSeptember 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Tried for atrocities during the Bataan "Death March". Arrested by the Americans & tried for war crimes

1946

Tomoyuki YamashitaNovember 1946

Manila · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Put on trial for War crimes in Manilla

1947

Hatazo Adachi1947

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Sentenced to life imprisonmentfor war crimes then commits suicide

1948

Hideki Tojo12 November 1948

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Sentenced to death for war crimes

Names involved

Hatazo AdachiHideki TojoMasaharu HommaTomoyuki Yamashita

Provenance

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