Iwane Matsui

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Japanese general human

Iwane Matsui was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army, best known for leading forces in the Second Sino-Japanese War and being held responsible for atrocities such as the Nanjing Massacre.

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese general → human →
allegiance	Empire of Japan →
awardReceived	Order of the Golden Kite → Order of the Rising Sun →
causeOfDeath	execution by hanging →
commanded	Japanese forces in Central China →
conflict	First Sino-Japanese War → Russo-Japanese War → Second Sino-Japanese War → Second World War → World War I →
convictedOf	crimes against humanity → war crimes →
countryOfCitizenship	Japan →
dateOfBirth	1878-07-27 →
dateOfDeath	1948-12-23 →
education	Army War College (Japan) → Imperial Japanese Army Academy →
era	Meiji period → Shōwa period → Taishō period →
gender	male →
languageSpoken	Japanese →
mannerOfDeath	capital punishment →
memberOf	Imperial Japanese Army officer corps →
militaryBranch	Imperial Japanese Army →
militaryRank	general →
name	Iwane Matsui →
nativeName	松井石根 →
notableEvent	occupation of Nanjing in 1937 →
notableFor	commanding Japanese forces during the Battle of Nanjing → responsibility for atrocities during the Nanjing Massacre →
occupation	military officer →
placeOfBirth	Aichi Prefecture NERFINISHED → Japan → Nagoya →
placeOfDeath	Japan → Sugamo Prison → Tokyo →
positionHeld	commander of the Central China Area Army → commander of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army →
religion	Buddhism →
trial	International Military Tribunal for the Far East →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Shanghai (1937) →	commander
Nanjing Massacre →	commanderOfPerpetrators
Iwane Matsui →	name
International Military Tribunal for the Far East →	notableDefendant