Hisao Tani was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War and a convicted war criminal, who was also convicted of crimes against humanity. Forces under his command committed the 1937 Nanjing Massacre. Tani was tried in the Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal and executed.
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Jinichi KusakaAlso won Order of the Golden Kite
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Rikichi AndōAlso won Order of the Golden Kite
Kunio NakagawaAlso won Order of the Golden Kite
Kuroki TamemotoAlso won Order of the Golden Kite
Higashifushimi YorihitoAlso won Order of the Golden KiteAbout this person
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JapanStatus
deceased
Dates
Lived 1882 to 1947 · aged 64
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