Tomoyuki Yamashita

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Imperial Japanese Army general human

Tomoyuki Yamashita was a prominent Imperial Japanese Army general during World War II, best known for his rapid conquest of Malaya and Singapore and later defense of the Philippines.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Army general → human →
allegiance	Empire of Japan →
awardReceived	Order of the Golden Kite → Order of the Rising Sun → Order of the Sacred Treasure →
birthDate	1885-11-08 →
birthPlace	Kōchi Prefecture, Japan → Osugi, Shikoku, Japan →
charge	command responsibility for atrocities by Japanese troops in the Philippines →
conflict	Second Sino-Japanese War → World War II →
convictedBy	United States military commission →
countryOfCitizenship	Japan →
deathDate	1946-02-23 →
deathPlace	Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines →
education	Army War College (Japan) → Imperial Japanese Army Academy →
executedBy	United States Army →
legalCase	Yamashita v. Styer →
legalPrincipleAssociatedWith	Yamashita standard →
mannerOfDeath	execution by hanging →
militaryBranch	Imperial Japanese Army →
militaryRank	general →
name	Tomoyuki Yamashita →
nativeName	山下奉文 →
nickname	Tiger of Malaya →
notableFor	commanding the Japanese conquest of Malaya → defense of the Philippines in 1944–1945 → leading the capture of Singapore in 1942 →
numberOfChildren	3 →
participatedIn	Battle of Singapore → Malayan Campaign → Philippines Campaign (1944–1945) →
penalty	death →
placeOfDetention	Bilibid Prison →
positionHeld	commander of the 14th Area Army (Imperial Japanese Army) → commander of the 25th Army (Imperial Japanese Army) → commander of the First Area Army → military attaché in Germany →
promotedToRank	general in 1940 →
religion	Buddhism →
serviceYears	1905–1945 →
spouse	Hisako Nagayama →
surrenderedOn	1945-09-02 →
surrenderedTo	United States forces in the Philippines →
wasTriedFor	war crimes →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Malaya → Battle of Manila (1945) → Battle of Singapore → Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) → Japanese occupation of Singapore →	commander
Tomoyuki Yamashita →	name
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan →	notableCommander
Pacific War →	theaterCommander