Yoshijiro Umezu

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Imperial Japanese Army general Japanese general human military officer

Yoshijiro Umezu was a Japanese general who served as the final Chief of the Army General Staff during World War II and played a key role in Japan’s surrender.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Army general → Japanese general → human → military officer →
causeOfDeath	cancer →
charge	Class A war crimes →
conflict	Second Sino-Japanese War → Second World War →
convictedOf	war crimes →
countryOfCitizenship	Japan →
dateOfBirth	1882 →
dateOfDeath	1949 →
detainedAt	Sugamo Prison →
educatedAt	Army War College (Japan) → Imperial Japanese Army Academy →
era	Shōwa period →
languageSpoken	Japanese →
memberOf	Imperial General Headquarters →
militaryBranch	Imperial Japanese Army →
militaryRank	general →
name	Yoshijiro Umezu →
nationality	Japanese →
nativeName	梅津美治郎 →
notableEvent	presence on USS Missouri at Japanese surrender ceremony →
notableFor	being the final Chief of the Army General Staff of Japan → role in Japan’s decision to surrender in 1945 →
notableWork	leadership of the Army General Staff in final phase of World War II →
occupation	military officer →
participatedIn	planning of Japan’s late‑war military strategy →
placeOfBirth	Nakatsu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan →
placeOfDeath	Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Japan →
playedRoleIn	Japanese surrender in World War II →
positionHeld	Chief of the Army General Staff → Commander of the 1st Area Army → Commander of the 2nd Army → Commander of the Kwantung Army → Vice Minister of War →
represented	Empire of Japan → Imperial General Headquarters of the Japanese Army →
sentence	life imprisonment →
servedIn	China → Manchuria →
servedUnder	Emperor Hirohito →
sexOrGender	male →
signed	Instrument of Surrender of Japan →
triedBy	International Military Tribunal for the Far East →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Yoshijiro Umezu →	name
Japanese Instrument of Surrender →	signedBy