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Shigematsu Sakaibara

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Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Japanese garrison commander on Wake Island during World War II

Lived 1898 to 1947 · aged 48
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Shigematsu Sakaibara was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, the Japanese garrison commander on Wake Island during World War II, and a convicted war criminal. He was responsible for ordering the Wake Island massacre, in which 98 American civilians were murdered by Japanese soldiers.

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Sakaibara reads his final statement before being sentenced for ordering the Wake Island massacre (December 27, 1945)Sakaibara reads his final statement before being sentenced for ordering the Wake Island massacre (December 27, 1945)Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara (seated second from left) signing the surrender of Wake Island aboard USS Levy on September 4, 1945Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara (seated second from left) signing the surrender of Wake Island aboard USS Levy on September 4, 1945

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Shigematsu Sakaibara was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, the Japanese garrison commander on Wake Island during World War II, and a convicted war criminal. He was responsible for ordering the Wake Island massacre, in which 98 American civilians were murdered by Japanese soldiers. Following Japan's surrender, Sakaibara was tried for war crimes and executed for his involvement.

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Lived 1898 to 1947 · aged 48
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