Masahara Homma
Japanese general (1887-1946) · Japan · On the map · Died at 58
Masaharu Homma was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Homma commanded the Japanese 14th Army, which invaded the Philippines and perpetrated the Bataan Death March.
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1946Died3 April 19461942Named Governor-General of the PhilippinesOffice3 January to 8 June 1942In historyFall of the to JapanWith 
Douglas MacArthur 5 moreCommander19402600th National Anniversary Commemorative MedalAwardOrder of the German EagleAwardOrder of the Golden Kite, 3rd ClassAwardOrder of the Rising Sun, 1st classAwardOrder of the Sacred Treasure, 1st ClassAward1938Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd ClassAward1934Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd classAward1927Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th classAward1920Order of the Sacred Treasure, 5th ClassAward1887Born27 November 1887
Douglas MacArthur 5 moreCommander19402600th National Anniversary Commemorative MedalAwardOrder of the German EagleAwardOrder of the Golden Kite, 3rd ClassAwardOrder of the Rising Sun, 1st classAwardOrder of the Sacred Treasure, 1st ClassAward1938Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd ClassAward1934Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd classAward1927Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th classAward1920Order of the Sacred Treasure, 5th ClassAward1887Born27 November 1887People around Masahara
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Homma as 14th Army Commander, coming ashore at Lingayen Gulf, 24 December 1941
Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright negotiates the surrender of American forces in Bataan with Homma, 6 May 1942
Masaharu Homma (left) and Shigenori Kuroda (center) in U.S. custody
Homma testifies on his own defense during his War Crimes Trial, February 6, 1946Awards
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After the war, Homma was convicted of war crimes relating to the actions of troops under his direct command and executed by firing squad on April 3, 1946.
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Lived 1887 to 1946 · aged 58