Hatazō Adachi

E171900

Hatazō Adachi was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, best known for commanding forces in the Pacific theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Army officer
Japanese general
human
allegiance Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
awarded Order of the Golden Kite
Order of the Rising Sun
birthDate 1890-06-17
birthPlace Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Ishikawa Prefecture NERFINISHED
burialPlace Rabaul
causeOfDeath suicide
charge war crimes
conflict First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War

World War II
convicted yes
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1947-09-10
deathPlace Rabaul
Territory of New Guinea
educatedAt Army War College (Japan)
Imperial Japanese Army Academy
heldBy Australia
mannerOfDeath cutting his own throat
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
militaryRank lieutenant general
name Hatazō Adachi NERFINISHED
nativeName 安達二十三
notableBattle Aitape–Wewak campaign
Battle of Finschhafen
Battle of Wau
notableFor command of Japanese Eighteenth Army in New Guinea
leadership in Pacific theater during World War II
placeOfSurrender New Guinea
Wewak region
surface form: Wewak
positionHeld chief of staff of the 3rd Division
commander of Japanese Eighteenth Army
commander of the 13th Division
sentence life imprisonment
serviceYears 1910–1945
sexOrGender male
surrenderDate 1945-09-13
surrenderedTo Allied forces
theaterOfOperations Battle of Bougainville
surface form: Bougainville campaign

New Guinea campaign
Pacific War
triedBy Australian military court
wasPrisonerOfWar true

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New Guinea campaign notableCommander Hatazō Adachi
Battle of Buna–Gona commander Hatazō Adachi
Salamaua–Lae campaign commander Hatazō Adachi