Japanese War Criminal Is Convicted
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History, Crime, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals, Trials, Judges, Lawyers, Human Rights
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, Asian History
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, Philippines
- Date: October 29, 1945-February 23, 1946
Article abstract: The Yamashita case set the precedents that commanders are responsible for their troops’ actions and that captured soldiers are not protected by the U.S. Constitution even after hostilities end.
Summary of Event
General Tomoyuki Yamashita, the “Tiger of Malaya,” had a distinguished career before World War II that became even more distinguished during the war. The most brilliant of his achievements was a ten-week campaign down the Malay Peninsula that led to the fall of Britain’s “invincible” fortifications at Singapore on...
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