Matsui Iwane

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Imperial Japanese Army officer Japanese general human person convicted of crimes against peace person convicted of war crimes war criminal

Matsui Iwane was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army best known for commanding Japanese forces during the invasion of China and being held responsible for the Nanjing Massacre, for which he was later convicted and executed as a war criminal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Army officer ⓘ
Japanese general ⓘ
human ⓘ
person convicted of crimes against peace ⓘ
person convicted of war crimes ⓘ
war criminal ⓘ
allegiance Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan
associatedWith Imperial General Headquarters ⓘ
charge crimes against humanity ⓘ
crimes against peace ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ
commanded Japanese Central China Area Army ⓘ
conflict Japanese occupation of China ⓘ
surface form: Invasion of China

Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
convictedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Japan ⓘ
eventAssociatedWith Nanjing Massacre ⓘ
eventCommanded Battle of Nanjing ⓘ
familyName Matsui ⓘ
givenName Iwane ⓘ
heldResponsibleFor Nanjing Massacre ⓘ
historicalPeriod Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War

World War II ⓘ
ideology Japanese militarism ⓘ
legalStatus convicted war criminal ⓘ
methodOfExecution hanging ⓘ
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
name Matsui Iwane self-link ⓘ
notableFor commanding Japanese forces during the invasion of China ⓘ
responsibility for the Nanjing Massacre ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
penalty death ⓘ
placeOfDetention Sugamo Prison ⓘ
roleDuringWorldWarII senior commander in China theater ⓘ
theaterOfOperations China ⓘ

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Battle of Nanjing → commander → Matsui Iwane ⓘ
Matsui Iwane → name → Matsui Iwane self-link ⓘ