Iwane Matsui
Japanese general (1878-1948) · Japan · On the map · Died at 70
Iwane Matsui was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the commander of the expeditionary force sent to China in 1937. He was convicted of war crimes and executed by the Allies for his involvement in the Nanjing Massacre.
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1948Died23 December 19481942Order of the Golden Kite, 1st ClassAward1934Order of the Rising Sun, 1st classAward1933Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st ClassAward1929Commander of the Legion of HonourAwardCommander with Star of the Order of Polonia RestitutaAwardGrand Officer of the Order of the Crown (Romania)Award1878Born27 July 1878
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Lived 1878 to 1948 · aged 70