Masaharu Homma

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Imperial Japanese Army general human

Masaharu Homma was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for leading the invasion of the Philippines during World War II and later being held responsible for the Bataan Death March.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Army general → human →
allegiance	Empire of Japan →
causeOfDeath	execution by firing squad →
charge	war crimes →
commanded	Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines →
conflict	Philippines campaign (1941–1942) → World War II →
convictedOf	war crimes →
countryOfCitizenship	Japan →
dateOfBirth	1887-11-27 →
dateOfDeath	1946-04-03 →
decoratedWith	Order of the Golden Kite → Order of the Rising Sun →
educatedAt	Army War College (Japan) → Imperial Japanese Army Academy →
era	Shōwa period →
familyName	Homma →
givenName	Masaharu →
languageSpoken	English → Japanese →
mannerOfDeath	capital punishment →
militaryBranch	Imperial Japanese Army →
militaryRank	Lieutenant General →
name	Masaharu Homma →
nativeName	本間雅晴 →
notableEvent	surrender of Corregidor in May 1942 → surrender of U.S. and Filipino forces on Bataan in April 1942 →
notableFor	Bataan Death March → invasion of the Philippines during World War II →
occupation	military officer →
participantIn	Bataan campaign → Battle of Bataan → Battle of Corregidor (1942) →
placeOfBirth	Sado, Niigata, Japan →
placeOfDeath	Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines →
positionHeld	Commander of the 14th Army (Imperial Japanese Army) →
religion	Buddhism →
responsibleFor	treatment of American and Filipino prisoners of war on Bataan Death March →
servedIn	Russo-Japanese War → Second Sino-Japanese War → World War I →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Fumiko Homma →
trialHeldIn	Philippines →
workedAs	military attaché in the United Kingdom →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of the Pockets → Philippines campaign (1941–1942) →	commandedBy
Battle of Bataan → Battle of Corregidor (1942) →	commander
Bataan Death March →	commanderOfPerpetrators
Masaharu Homma →	name