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Tomoyuki Yamashita

1885–1946 · 20th century · Also known as Tiger of Malaya

Tomoyuki Yamashita was a Japanese general who commanded the Twenty-Fifth Army in the conquest of Malaya and Singapore in 1941 and 1942, earning the nickname the Tiger of Malaya. He later defended the Philippines in 1944 and 1945. After the war a United States military commission convicted him of war crimes committed by his troops, and he was hanged in 1946.

Tomoyuki Yamashita — Image: Unknown Japanese Army Photographer · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Japanese occupation of Malaya

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tomoyuki Yamashita. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tomoyuki-yamashita
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