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COMMANDER // 1879–1962

Shunroku Hata

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Lifespan

1879 – 1962

190019251950Second Sino-Japanese War · 1937-1945Battle of Wuhan — October 27, 1938 · Japan · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Xuzhou — March 24, 1938 · Japan · Second Sino-Japanese WarZhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign — May 15, 1942 · Japan · Second Sino-Japanese WarOperation Ichi-Go — April 19, 1944 · Japan · Second Sino-Japanese War

Active service 1938–1944 — 4 battles across 1 war; first command at age 59.

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Shunroku Hata was a field marshal (gensui) in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1948, but was paroled in 1955.

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Battles (4)

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