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There's no question but that some men who were either weak or wounded were shot or bayoneted on this Death March. The question is how many echelons of command up is a person responsible to the point where you should condemn him for murder or crime, and that is what General Homma was accused of ... We
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attesting to the abuse and poor conditions encountered by the Allied soldiers during the march. In particular, James Baldassarre, a survivor of the march, testified to the killings of two Allied officers by the Japanese, and Homma's indifference to the illness and suffering of the Allied prisoners of
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that he had forgotten about the prisoners' treatment, believing that his officers were properly handling the matter. He claimed that he did not learn of the atrocity until after the war, though his headquarters were only 500 feet (150 m) from the route of the march, stating in court, "I came to
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by Filipino-American forces might succeed in upsetting the Japanese timetable. By the time he recognized his mistake, his best infantry division had been replaced by a poorly trained reserve brigade, greatly weakening his assault force. Rather than waste his men in furious frontal assaults, he tried
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If this defendant does not deserve his judicial fate, none in jurisdictional history ever did. There can be no greater, more heinous, or more dangerous crime than the mass destruction, under guise of military authority or military necessity, of helpless men incapable of further contribution to war
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regarded Homma as not aggressive enough in war (resulting in the high cost and long delay in securing the American and Filipino forces' surrender), and too lenient with the Filipino people in peace, and he was subsequently forced into retirement in August 1943. Homma retired from the military and
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While it is unclear, according to historian Kevin C. Murphy, whether Homma ordered the atrocities that occurred during the march, his lack of administrative expertise, and his inability to adequately delegate authority and control his men, helped to enable the atrocities. After American–Filipino
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need to cogitate about our wisdom in condemning General Homma to death. I must admit I was not much in favor of it. In fact, I opposed it but I could only oppose it to a point that allowed him to be shot as a soldier and not hanged ... I thought he was an outstanding soldier.
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of 1936. He then served as the commander of the Taiwan Army of the Imperial Armed Forces, and composed the lyric of the military song "Taiwan Army". Yamaguchi Yoshiko ("Lee Shiang Lan" in Chinese) was invited to sing the song to boost Taiwanese morale.
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know for the first time in the court of atrocities, and I am ashamed of myself should these atrocities have happened." Robert Pelz, a member of Homma's defense team, noted in his diary, "I truly believe had no idea of the things that occurred."
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him to the Philippines, where he was tried by an American tribunal on 48 counts of violating international rules of war relating to the atrocities committed by troops under his command during the Bataan Death March.
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From 1930 to 1932, Homma was again sent as a military attaché to the United Kingdom, where his proficiency in the English language was useful. He was also assigned to be part of the Japanese delegation to the
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Various claims and charges have been lodged that Homma's trial was unfair or biased and that his trial and execution served primarily to avenge Homma's defeat of General MacArthur's forces. Associate Justice
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Either we conduct such a trial as this in the noble spirit and atmosphere of our Constitution or we abandon all pretense to justice, let the ages slip away, and descend to the level of revengeful blood
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from 1932 to 1933. He was given a field command again, as commander of the IJA 1st Infantry Regiment from 1933 to 1935, and was promoted to command the IJA 32nd Infantry Brigade from 1935 to 1936.
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Homma's chief defense counsel, John H. Skeen Jr., stated that it was a "highly irregular trial, conducted in an atmosphere that left no doubt as to what the ultimate outcome would be".
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twice in January 1942 to increase troop strength and launch a quick knockout on Bataan. Following these orders, Sugiyama put pressure on Homma to renew his attacks. The resulting
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forces surrendered the Bataan Peninsula, Homma turned the logistics of handling the estimated 25,000 prisoners to Major General Yoshitake Kawane. Homma publicly stated that the
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On February 11, 1946, Homma was convicted of all counts and sentenced "to be shot to death with musketry", which is considered to be more honorable than a sentence of death by
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to outmaneuver the American forces. This brought criticism from superiors, who believed he had been "contaminated" by Western ideas about conserving the lives of his men.
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Despite Japanese victory in the Battle of Bataan, the deteriorating relationship between Homma and Sugiyama led to the removal of Homma from command shortly after the
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effort. A failure of law process to punish such acts of criminal enormity would threaten the very fabric of world society.
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would be treated fairly. A plan was formulated, approved by Homma, to transport and march the prisoners to
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Homma had a deep respect for, and some understanding of, the West, having spent eight years as a
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His approach towards Filipino civilians earned him the enmity of his superior, General Count
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During his defense, Homma claimed that he was so preoccupied with the plans for the
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in China from 1938 to 1940 and directed the blockade of the foreign concessions in
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Homma testifies on his own defense during his War Crimes Trial, February 6, 1946
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Homma as 14th Army Commander, coming ashore at Lingayen Gulf, 24 December 1941
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erroneously reported prior to the fall of Bataan that Homma was replaced by
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negotiates the surrender of American forces in Bataan with Homma, 6 May 1942
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The Japanese on Trial: Allied War Crimes Operations in the East, 1945–1951
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and attempted execution of former Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Homma failed to give credence to the possibility that a retreat into the
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Homma was arraigned on December 19, 1945, and the trial was held at the
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The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936–1945
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had a differing conclusion and wrote in his review of the case:
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lived in semiseclusion in Japan until the end of the war.
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in the United Kingdom. In 1917, he was attached to the
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Homma during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines
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He was promoted to lieutenant general in July 1938.
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Index

Homma Masaharu
Japanese name
surname
Homma

Governor-General of the Philippines
Shizuichi Tanaka
Jorge B. Vargas
Sado
Niigata Prefecture
Empire of Japan
Los Baños, Laguna
Commonwealth of the Philippines
Execution by firing squad
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army

Lieutenant General
27th Infantry Division
Taiwan Army of Japan
14th Army
Imperial Japanese Army
World War II
Japanese 14th Army
Philippines
Bataan Death March
firing squad
Sado Island
Sea of Japan
Niigata Prefecture

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