山下 奉文

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Imperial Japanese Army general person

山下 奉文 was an Imperial Japanese Army general best known for leading the rapid conquest of Malaya and Singapore during World War II, earning him the nickname "The Tiger of Malaya."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Army general →
person →
allegiance Emperor of Japan →
charge war crimes →
commanded Japanese 25th Army →
Japanese Fourteenth Area Army →
conflict Second Sino-Japanese War →
World War II →
countryOfCitizenship Empire of Japan →
dateOfDeath 1946 →
education Army War College (Japan) →
Imperial Japanese Army Academy →
era Shōwa period →
familyName 山下 →
gender male →
givenName 奉文 →
languageSpoken Japanese →
legalDoctrineAssociated Yamashita standard →
mannerOfDeath execution by hanging →
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army →
militaryDoctrine rapid offensive operations in Malaya →
name Yamashita Tomoyuki →
山下 奉文 →
nativeLanguage Japanese →
nickname The Tiger of Malaya →
notableEvent sentencing to death for command responsibility over atrocities →
surrender to Allied forces in the Philippines in 1945 →
notableFor capture of Singapore →
conquest of Malaya →
occupation military officer →
participatedIn Battle of Singapore →
Malayan Campaign →
Philippines Campaign (1944–1945) →
placeOfBurial Kōa Cemetery, Tokyo →
placeOfDeath Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines →
rank general →
side Axis Powers →
Japan →
theaterOfOperations China →
Philippines →
Southeast Asia →
wasTriedBy United States military tribunal in Manila →
Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Tomoyuki Yamashita →
Yamashita Tomoyuki →
nativeName
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