Seishiro Itagaki

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Seishiro Itagaki (1885-1948) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer, a specialist in intelligence and covert operations in China, who was intimately involved in the Manchurian Incident and later for exploitation of Manchukuo.^[1]

Early career[edit]

After fighting in the Russo-Japanese War, he commanded the 33rd Regiment in China, and worked actively in Kunming, Wuhan and Shenyang. ^[2]

Manchurian Incident[edit]

Beginning in 1929, he planned the incident with Kanji Ishiwara and ordered attacks during the actual incident.^[3]

Manchukuo[edit]

From 1932 to 1937, he was chief adviser on Manchukoan affairs for the Kwangtung Army.

War Minister[edit]

In 1938 and 1939, he was war minister during the border wars with Russia, including the Nomohan Incident.

WWII[edit]

Promoted to general in 1941, he took command of the Chosen Army in Korea in 1941, became Commander-in-Chief of the 17th Area Army in Korea in 1945, and then Commander-in-Chief of 7th Area Army in Singapore. ^[2]

War crimes[edit]

He was condemned and hanged as a major war criminal by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.

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