Heitarō Kimura
Heitarō Kimura | |
|---|---|
War crimes Crimes against humanity | |
| Trial | International Military Tribunal for the Far East |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  |
Heitarō Kimura (木村 兵太郎, Kimura Heitarō (sometimes Kimura Hyōtarō), 28 September 1888 – 23 December 1948) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death by hanging.
Biography
Kimura was born in
From the late 1920s Kimura was attached to the Inspectorate of Artillery and an instructor at the Field Artillery School. He was selected as a member of the Japanese delegation to the London Disarmament Conference from 1929 to 1931. On his return to Japan, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and assigned command of the IJA 22nd Artillery Regiment. From 1932 to 1934, he returned to the Field Artillery School, followed by the Coastal Artillery School as an instructor.[2]
In 1935, Kimura first served in an influential role close to the centre of Japanese policy when he was appointed Chief of the Control Section in the Economic Mobilisation Bureau at the
Kimura returned to the Ministry of War in 1941 as Vice Minister of War, assisting
Late in 1944, as the course of the war went against Japan after the disastrous
Unable to defend all of Burma, Kimura fell back behind the
After the end of World War II, Kimura was arrested by the
See also
References
Books
- Fuller, Richard (1992). Shokan: Hirohito's Samurai. London: Arms and Armor. ISBN 1-85409-151-4.
- ISBN 978-0-7195-6576-2.
- Minear, Richard H. (1971). Victors' Justice: the Tokyo War Crimes Trial. Princeton University Press. ISBN.
External links
- Ammenthorp, Steen. "Heitaro Kimura". The Generals of World War II.
- Budge, Kent. "Kimura, Heitaro". Pacific War Online Encyclopedia.
- Clancy, Patrick. "IMTFE Judgement". HyperWar Foundation.
- Myanmar (Burma) at www.worldstatesmen.org