Yamashita Tomoyuki
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Yamashita Tomoyuki was a prominent World War II Japanese general best known for leading the successful 1942 conquest of Singapore, earning him the nickname "The Tiger of Malaya."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese general
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World War II person → human → military officer → |
| allegiance |
Japan
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surface form: "Empire of Japan"
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| causeOfDeath | execution by hanging → |
| chargedWith | war crimes → |
| commanded |
Japanese 25th Army
→
surface form: "25th Army (Imperial Japanese Army)"
Japanese Fourteenth Area Army → Japanese forces in Malaya → Japanese 14th Army in the Philippines →
surface form: "Japanese forces in the Philippines"
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| conflict |
Pacific War
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World War II → |
| convictedOf | war crimes → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan → |
| dateOfBirth | 1885-11-08 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1946-02-23 → |
| educatedAt |
Army War College (Japan)
→
Imperial Japanese Army Academy → |
| era |
Showa era
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surface form: "Shōwa period"
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| familyName | Yamashita → |
| givenName | Tomoyuki → |
| legalDoctrineAssociatedWith | command responsibility (Yamashita standard) → |
| mannerOfDeath | execution → |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army → |
| militaryRank |
general
→
lieutenant general → |
| name | Yamashita Tomoyuki → |
| nativeName | 山下 奉文 → |
| nickname |
Tiger of Malaya
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surface form: "The Tiger of Malaya"
Tiger of Malaya → |
| notableEvent | surrender of British forces at Singapore in February 1942 → |
| notableFor |
being a key figure in the development of the command responsibility doctrine in international law
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commanding Japanese forces in the Malayan Campaign → leading the 1942 conquest of Singapore → |
| notableWork | planning and execution of the Malayan Campaign → |
| occupation |
general
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military officer → |
| participantIn |
Battle of Singapore
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Battle of Malaya →
surface form: "Malayan Campaign"
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) →
surface form: "Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)"
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| placeOfBirth |
Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
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Osugi, Shikoku, Japan → |
| placeOfDeath | Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines → |
| positionHeld | general in the Imperial Japanese Army → |
| sexOrGender | male → |
| surrenderedTo | United States forces in the Philippines → |
| trialHeldBy | United States military commission → |
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this entity surface form: "General Tomoyuki Yamashita"