Hitoshi Imamura

Japanese: 今村均 - いまむらひとし

1886-1968 A military officer from the Meiji to Showa era.
Born June 28, 1886. Older brother of Imamura Tasaku. After serving as Vice Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army and Commander of the 5th Division, he became Commander of the 16th Army in 1941. The following year he became Commander of the 8th Area Army and led the Rabaul Operation. In 1943 he became a General. After the war he became a war criminal and requested to serve his sentence on Manus Island where his subordinates were being held. He was released in 1964. He passed away on October 4, 1968, at the age of 82. He was from Miyagi Prefecture and graduated from the Army War College. His work includes "Memoirs of General Imamura Hitoshi."

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1886－1968　明治-昭和時代の軍人。
明治19年6月28日生まれ。今村方策の兄。関東軍参謀副長,第五師団長などをへて,昭和16年第十六軍司令官。翌年第八方面軍司令官となり,ラバウル作戦を指揮。18年陸軍大将。戦後戦犯となり,自分から希望して部下が収容されているマヌス島で服役。29年釈放された。昭和43年10月4日死去。82歳。宮城県出身。陸軍大学校卒。著作に「今村均大将回想録」。

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