Tomoyuki Yamashita

November 8, 1885 – February 23, 1946

Japanese general who conquered Malaya and Singapore in 1942 and defended the Philippines in 1944-45; he was tried for war crimes and executed in 1946.

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Military service

• Imperial Japanese Army General

Affiliations

Education

• Army War College (Japan)
• Imperial Japanese Army Academy

Timeline

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Tomoyuki Yamashita

 

Second Sino-Japanese War

 

World War II

 

Japanese invasion of Thailand

 

Malayan campaign

 

Battle of Kota Bharu

 

Battle of Singapore

 

Invasion of Sumatra

 

Battle of Leyte

 

Philippines campaign (1944–1945)

 

Battle of Ormoc Bay

 

Invasion of Lingayen Gulf

 

Battle of Luzon

 

Manila massacre

 

Battle of Manila (1945)

 

Battle of Baguio