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Yokoyama Isamu was commissioned in
the infantry in 1909 and
graduated from the War College in 1915. He studied in Germany before
becoming involved in
staff assignments through most of the interwar period. When
war broke out in
the Pacific, Yokoyama was commanding 4 Army in Manchuria. He was
given command of 11
Army in central China
in
December 1942 and conducted the To-go operation of the Ichi-go offensive, where he led the attack on Henyang. He was recalled to Japan and given command of Western District
Army in November 1944. The latter was redesignated as 16 Area Army
in
February 1945.
Yokoyama was sentenced to death for authorizing the vivisection of captured American airmen, but died in prison while awaiting retrial.
| 1889
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Born | |
| 1929 |
Colonel
|
Chief, 2 Section, Planning
Bureau, Cabinet Resources Board |
| 1932 |
Kwantung Army |
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| 1933 |
Chief, Mobilization Section,
Economic Mobilization Bureau, Ministry of War |
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| 1934 |
Commander, 2 Regiment |
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| 1936 |
Chief of staff, 6 Division |
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| 1937 |
Head, Planning Bureau, Cabinet
Resources Board |
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| 1939 |
Head, 1 Bureau, Cabinet
Resources Board |
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| 1939-9-12 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 1 Division |
| 1941-10-15 |
Commander, 4 Army, Manchuria |
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| 1942-12-21 |
Commander, 11 Army, China |
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| 1944-11-22 |
Commander, Western
District Army |
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| 1945-2-1 |
Commander, 16 Area Army |
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| 1952 |
Died in prison |
References
Generals.dk
(accessed 2008-5-12)
Injerd (2011; accessed 2011-7-23)
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