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COMMANDER // 1886–1968

Hitoshi Imamura

army generalJapanJapan2 battles1 war

Lifespan

1886 – 1968

190019251950World War II · 1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role)Guadalcanal — 1942–1943 · Japan · World War IINew Georgia Campaign — June 20, 1943 · Japan · World War II

Active service 1942–1943 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 56.

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Hitoshi Imamura was a Japanese general who served in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, and was subsequently convicted of war crimes. Finding his punishment to be too light, Imamura built a replica of his prison in his garden and confined himself there until his death.

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Battles (2)

Last verified June 2026
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