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Terauchi, Hisaichi (寺内 寿一)

Date of birth:
August 8th, 1879 (Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan)
Date of death:
June 12th, 1946 (Malaya)
Buried on:
Japanese Cemetery Singapore
Nationality:
Japanese (1868-1945, Empire)

Biography

Marshall and war criminal Hisaichi Terauchi was the commander of the Japanese forces in Southeast Asia. He was executed on charges of war crimes on 12 June 1946.

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Period:
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
Rank:
Tai-sho (General)
Awarded on:
1938
Kyuokujitsu sho, 1st Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Tai-sho (General)
Awarded on:
March 1942
Kinshi Kunsho 1st Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1943
Gensui

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