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Masaharu Homma
1946 Apr, 3

Masaharu Homma

Masaharu Homma, Japanese general (b. 1887)
Masaharu Homma (本間 雅晴, Homma Masaharu, November 27, 1887 – April 3, 1946) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Homma commanded the Japanese 14th Army, which invaded the Philippines and perpetrated the Bataan Death March. After the war, Homma was convicted of war crimes relating to the actions of troops under his direct command and executed by firing squad on April 3, 1946.

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