Itagaki Seishirō

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Imperial Japanese Army general Japanese general human politician war criminal

Itagaki Seishirō was a Japanese general and political figure who played a leading role in Japan’s militarist expansion in East Asia before and during World War II, later executed as a convicted war criminal.

Aliases (2)

Itagaki Seishiro ×4
Itagaki Seishiro – Empire of Japan ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Army general → Japanese general → human → politician → war criminal →
allegiance	Empire of Japan →
areaOfActivity	East Asia → Korea → Manchuria →
charge	Class A war crimes →
conflict	Second Sino-Japanese War → World War II in the Pacific →
convictedBy	International Military Tribunal for the Far East →
convictedOf	crimes against peace → war crimes →
countryOfCitizenship	Japan →
countryOfDeath	Japan →
ethnicGroup	Japanese →
familyName	Itagaki →
gender	male →
givenName	Seishirō →
historicalPeriod	Shōwa period →
languageOfWorkOrName	Japanese →
mannerOfDeath	execution →
memberOf	Imperial General Headquarters → Kwantung Army →
militaryBranch	Imperial Japanese Army →
militaryRank	full general → general →
notableFor	role in Japanese aggression in China and Manchuria →
notableRole	leading role in Japan’s militarist expansion in East Asia →
notableWork	Japanese invasion of Manchuria → military expansion in East Asia → planning of the Mukden Incident →
occupation	military officer → politician →
participatedIn	Japanese invasion of Manchuria → Mukden Incident → Second Sino-Japanese War → World War II →
penalty	death sentence →
placeOfDeath	Sugamo Prison → Tokyo →
positionHeld	Army Minister of Japan → Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army → Commander of the Chosen Army → Commander of the Kwantung Army → Member of the House of Peers of Japan → War Minister of Japan →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin → Battle of Guangzhou ("Itagaki Seishiro") → Battle of Xuzhou ("Itagaki Seishiro") →	commander
Imperial Japanese Army → Japanese 5th Division ("Itagaki Seishiro") →	notableCommander
Battle of Guangzhou ("Itagaki Seishiro – Empire of Japan") →	commanderSide
Battle of Taierzhuang ("Itagaki Seishiro") →	opposingCommander