Otozō Yamada

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Otozō Yamada was a Japanese general who commanded the Kwantung Army in Manchuria during the final stages of World War II, including the Soviet–Japanese War of 1945.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese general
human
allegiance Japan
surface form: "Empire of Japan"
associatedWith Manchukuo
commanded Japanese occupation of Manchuria
surface form: "Japanese forces in Manchuria"

Japanese Kwantung Army
surface form: "Kwantung Army"
conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: "Second Sino–Japanese War"

Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
surface form: "Soviet–Japanese War"

World War II
convictedOf war crimes
countryOfCitizenship Japan
surface form: "Empire of Japan"
detentionLocation China
surface form: "People's Republic of China"

Soviet Union
era Showa era
surface form: "Shōwa period"
familyName Yamada
gender male
givenName Otozō
hasEthnicGroup Japanese
historicalRole senior Japanese military leader in late World War II
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
laterReleasedBy China
surface form: "People's Republic of China"
memberOf Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
militaryRank general
militaryTheater Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
surface form: "Manchurian theater of World War II"
name Otozō Yamada NERFINISHED
nativeName 山田 乙三
notableEvent Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
surface form: "Soviet invasion of Manchuria (August 1945)"
notableFor command of Kwantung Army during final stages of World War II
final commander of the Kwantung Army
leadership during collapse of Japanese control in Manchuria
role in Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945
occupation military officer
partOf Japanese high command in Manchukuo
placeOfActivity Manchuria
positionHeld Commander of the 12th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
Commander of the 1st Area Army (Imperial Japanese Army)
Commander of the 3rd Army (Imperial Japanese Army)
Commander of the Japanese Kwantung Defense Army
Ishiwara Kanji
surface form: "Commander of the Kwantung Army"
servedIn Imperial Japanese Army
sphereOfInfluence East Asia
surface form: "Northeast Asia"
surrenderedTo Soviet Union
wasPrisonerOfWar Soviet Union
wasTriedBy International Military Tribunal for the Far East
surface form: "Soviet military tribunal"

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