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Yamashita, Tomoyuki
1885 - Born in the village of Osugi Mura on the island of Shikoku, Kochi Prefecture
1905 - graduated from Hiroshima Military Academy
1916 - finished schooling from Japanese War College
1936 - on February 26, lost support from Emperor Hirohito's administration
1941 led the Malayan campaign forcing Singapore to surrender
1942 - succeeded in pushing Singapore to surrender
1944 - got promoted to being the general and was assigned to the Philippines as commander of the 14th Area Army
1945 - surrender under the command of Douglas MacArthur and he got sentenced to death on December 7
1946 - sent to the gallows and on February 23 he was hanged at the Los Banos Prison Camp as U.S Army tribunal found him guilty
1905 - graduated from Hiroshima Military Academy
1916 - finished schooling from Japanese War College
1936 - on February 26, lost support from Emperor Hirohito's administration
1941 led the Malayan campaign forcing Singapore to surrender
1942 - succeeded in pushing Singapore to surrender
1944 - got promoted to being the general and was assigned to the Philippines as commander of the 14th Area Army
1945 - surrender under the command of Douglas MacArthur and he got sentenced to death on December 7
1946 - sent to the gallows and on February 23 he was hanged at the Los Banos Prison Camp as U.S Army tribunal found him guilty
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