Masao Baba
Japanese officer, war criminal (1892–1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Masao Baba (馬場 正郎, Baba Masao, 7 January 1892 – 7 August 1947) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding the Japanese ground forces of the Borneo Campaign of 1945 in the closing months of the war.
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Masao Baba | |
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Born | (1892-01-07)7 January 1892 Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
Died | 7 August 1947(1947-08-07) (aged 55) Rabaul, Territory of New Guinea |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1909–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | IJA 37th Army |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
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