Mutaguchi Renya

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Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during World War II.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese general
human
allegiance Empire of Japan
associatedWith Fifteenth Army of the Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese operations in Burma
conflict Burma campaign
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Japan
era World War II era
familyName Mutaguchi NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Renya
hasEthnicity Japanese
hasRole field commander
historicalPeriod 20th century
knownFor ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma
languageSpoken Japanese
memberOf Imperial Japanese Army officer corps
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
militaryRank general
militaryTheater China-Burma-India Theater
name Mutaguchi Renya
nationality Japanese
nativeLanguage Japanese
notableEvent defeat at Imphal
notableFor commanding the Imphal offensive
leadership in the Burma campaign
occupation army general
military officer
operationCommanded Imphal offensive
U-Go offensive
positionHeld Imperial Japanese Army general
commander of the Fifteenth Army
responsibleFor conduct of Japanese Fifteenth Army in Burma
planning the Imphal offensive
sideInConflict Axis Powers
subjectOf analyses of the Imphal disaster
historical studies on the Burma campaign
theaterOfOperations Burma
Southeast Asia
typeOfPerson World War II general
military leader

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