Tomoyuki Yamashita
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tomoyuki Yamashita , 1888-1946, Japanese general. He studied military science in Germany. He commanded (1941) the Malayan campaign and forced Singapore to surrender (Feb., 1942). He also commanded during the unsuccessful defense (Oct., 1944-Aug., 1945) of the Philippines against the invading Allies under Douglas MacArthur. In Sept., 1945, he surrendered. He went on trial before a military commission in Manila for atrocities committed by soldiers under his command. He was found guilty and hanged (1946).
Find more facts and information related to the .
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press
Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research
(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)
 "AAP General News (Australia)")
|
Fed: PM accuses Rudd of misleading public over Hicks
; ...Australian public about David Hicks' military commission trial. The government is under pressure...tomorrow. "When it comes to a US military commission, it simply doesn't pass the basic...of course, the composition of the military commission itself and the normal laws of evidence...
Read more
|
|
SUSPECTS US TRIAL STILL ON
; ...could still be tried by an American military commission, despite the compromise deal secured...suspects would either be tried by military commission under rules agreed with the White...did stress that the rules of the military commission would have to be changed to fit...
Read more
|
|
|
SA: Delegation to go to Washington to discuss Hicks commission
; ...next week to discuss details of the military commission for suspected terrorist David Hicks...has determined not to commence any military commission proceedings against UK nationals...United States will not commence military commission proceedings against any Australian...
Read more
|
|
|
Fed: Aust tells US to take detainees to military commission
; ...Aust tells US to take detainees to military commission CANBERRA, Nov 11 AAP - America should...Guantanamo Bay detainees before a military commission rather than leave them in limbo...detainees to be brought before a military commission than left in limbo. "We've been...
Read more
|
|
|
Fed: Labor sceptical about government concerns for Hicks trial
; ...Sept 6 AAP - Tinkering with the US military commission process would not (not) ensure Australian...pleaded not guilty at a preliminary military commission hearing to charges of conspiracy...likely to face charges before a military commission. Opposition attorney general's ...
Read more
|
|
|
Fed: Ruddock wants Hicks' trial to go ahead ASAP
; ...terrorist David Hicks' trial before a military commission to go ahead as quickly as possible...Ruddock said his concerns about the military commission process had been addressed and last...receive a fair trial in front of a military commission and said if he couldn't be placed...
Read more
|
|
|
Fed: Top defence lawyer blasts Hicks trial process
; ...process CANBERRA, Aug 2 AAP - The US military commission process Australian terror suspect...court martial rather then before the Military Commission. "If what's been said in the emails...military prosecutors who described the military commission as flawed and rigged to produce...
Read more
|
|
|
Fed: Third US military commission prosecutor quits
; ...Australia) 08-03-2005 Fed: Third US military commission prosecutor quits CANBERRA, Aug 3...military prosecutor has quit the military commission process under which Australian David...will eventually face trial before a Military Commission on terrorism related charges. The...
Read more
|
|
|
Fed: Downer defends US military commission investigation
; ...08-02-2005 Fed: Downer defends US military commission investigation By Lauren Ahwan and...Pentagon's investigation into its own military commission process, set up to try terror suspect...those investigations cleared the military commission process." Mr Downer said the US...
Read more
|
|
|
FED: Govt to send observers to military commission for Hicks
; ...09-22-2005 FED: Govt to send observers to military commission for Hicks SYDNEY, Sept 22 AAP...send observers to oversee the US military commission that will try Australian terror...Bay detainee to be tried under the military commission process since legal challenges halted...
Read more
|
For more facts and information,
see all related premium articles
Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses
|
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tomoyuki Yamashita The Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885-1946) distinguished himself as the "Tiger of Malaya...was tried for war crimes and executed by the Allies. Tomoyuki Yamashita was born on Nov. 8, 1885, in Shikoku, son of a medical...
Read more
|
|
Yamashita Tomoyuki, General
Yamashita Tomoyuki, General (1885–1946...son of a village doctor, Yamashita was born on Shikoku, the...military factions—and Yamashita soon found himself heading...the invasion of Malaya. Yamashita's Malayan campaign , culminating...
Read more
|
|
Yamashita Tomoyuki
Yamashita Tomoyuki (b. 8 Nov. 1885, d. 23 Feb. 1946). Japanese general Born near Tokyo, as a young officer he served in the Russo-Japanese War and...from Tokyo with postings in Manchuria and south-east Asia. As commander of the 25th Army, which invaded Malaya in December 1941, Yamashita captured Singapore ...
Read more
|
|
Yamashita Tomoyuki
Yamashita Tomoyuki (known as ‘ The Tiger of Malaya’) (1888–1946) Japanese general. In World War II he led his forces in a lightning...
Read more
|
|
Yamashita, Tomoyuki
Yamashita, Tomoyuki (1885–1946) Japanese general known for his successful attacks on Malaya and Singapore during World War II . He became the...
Read more
|
