Uemura commanded 57
Division at Shenshefu, Heiho province, Manchuria, in March 1943. By 9
August 1945 he commanded 4 Army
under Kwantung Army at Tsitsihar. When the Russians invaded, on 9 August 1945,
his army was quickly separated from the adjoining 44 Army and unsuccessfully
attempted a stand at Hailar.
Uemura was responsible for promulgating an order
that all prisoners of war
must work for food. Though aimed primarily at officer prisoners, who were exempt
under international
law from being required to work, the order also led camp commanders
to require sick prisoners to work or be starved.
| 1892 |
born | |
| 1931 |
Colonel
|
Instructor, War College |
| 1933 |
Staff, Imperial Guards Divisino |
|
| 1935 |
Staff, Taiwan Army District |
|
| 1936 |
Instructor, War College |
|
| 1937 |
Commander, 76 Regiment |
|
| 1938 |
Major
general |
Commander, 5 Brigade |
| 1940-3-9
|
Chief of staff, Taiwan Army
District |
|
| 1941-3-1 |
Commander, 64 Independent
Infantry Group |
|
| 1941-12
|
Lieutenant general | Head, Prisoner of War Information
Bureau |
| 1943-3 |
|
Commander, 57 Division,
Manchuria |
| 1945-3-23
|
Commander, 4 Army, Manchuria |
|
| 1945 |
Prisoner of war, Russia |
|
| 1946 |
Commits suicide at Khabarovsk POW Camp |
References
Generals.dk
(accessed 2008-7-15)
Pettibone (2007)
Russell
(1958)
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