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"
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| 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"
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| detentionLocation |
China
→
surface form: "People's Republic of China"
Soviet Union → |
| era |
Showa era
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surface form: "Shōwa period"
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| 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"
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| name | Otozō Yamada NERFINISHED → |
| nativeName | 山田 乙三 → |
| notableEvent |
Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
→
surface form: "Soviet invasion of Manchuria (August 1945)"
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| 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"
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| 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"
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.