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World War II. 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.
Kimura Heitarō ( japanisch: 木村兵太郎; * 28. September 1888 in der Präfektur Saitama; † 23. Dezember 1948 in Tokio) war ein General der Kaiserlich Japanischen Armee, der unter anderem zwischen 1939 und 1940 Kommandeur der 32. Division und von 1940 und 1941 Chef des Stabes der Kwantung-Armee war.
Heitaro Kimura was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army who was executed for war crimes in 1948. He was one of the twenty seven accused Japanese leaders tried at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East in Tokyo.
General. Term description. Born September 28, 1888. After serving as Chief of Staff for the Kwantung Army in Manchukuo, General Kimura became the Vice Minister of War for Tōjō. In this capacity he advised Tōjō on strategies, including surprise attacks, for waging aggressive war during World War II.
OVERVIEW. One week after the surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur—the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers—ordered the arrests of Japanese suspects, including General Hideki Tojo. Twenty-eight defendants, mostly Imperial military officers and government officials, were charged.
General Kimura Heitaro. The Battle of the Sittang Bend took place from 2 July to 7 August 1945. Soon after the Allied recapture of Rangoon in May 1945, the Japanese 15th, 28th and 33rd armies under General Heitarō Kimura attempted to break out from the Pegu Yomas and move towards Thailand.
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. 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.
