Moritake Tanabe
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| Moritake Tanabe | |
|---|---|
| 1889 - 1949 | |
| Allegiance | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 25th Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II o China |
Moritake Tanabe (田辺盛武) was a lieutenant general and commander in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. From 1941 through 1942 he served in Japan's Imperial General Headquarters. From 1943 through 1945, he commanded the 25th Army that occupied Sumatra in the Netherlands East Indies. After the war, Tanabe was tried for war crimes at Medan for his forces treatment of Allied prisoners of war and was sentenced to death on December 30, 1948. He was executed in 1949.
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[edit] References
[edit] Books
- Fuller, Richard (1992). Shokan: Hirohito's Samurai. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1854091514.
- Harries, Meirion; Susie Harries (1994). Soldiers of the Sun : The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-679-75303-6.
- Hayashi, Saburo (1959). Kogun: The Japanese Army in the Pacific War. Marine Corps. Association. ASIN B000ID3YRK.
[edit] Web
- Ammentorp, Steen (2000 - 2007). Tanabe Moritake, Lieutenant-General (1889 – 1949). Retrieved on 2006-03-19.
