Shunroku Hata
Shunroku Hata | |
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畑俊六 | |
Field Marshal Shunroku Hata serving at Second General Army | |
| Inspector-General of Military Training | |
| In office November, 23 1944 – April, 7 1945 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Hajime Sugiyama |
| Succeeded by | Kenji Doihara |
| In office August, 26 1937 – February, 14 1938 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Hisaichi Terauchi |
| Succeeded by | Rikichi Andō |
| Minister of the Army | |
| In office August 30, 1939 – July 22, 1940 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Seishirō Itagaki |
| Succeeded by | Hideki Tōjō |
| Member of the Supreme War Council | |
| In office July 22, 1940 – March 1, 1941 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| In office December 15, 1938 – May 25, 1939 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| In office August 2, 1937 – February 14, 1938 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 26, 1879 |
| Died | May 10, 1962 (aged 82) Tokyo, Japan |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun First Class Order of the Golden Kite First Class Order of the Sacred Treasure First Class |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1901–1945 |
| Rank | Field Marshal (Gensui) |
| Unit | Third Army (Japan) |
| Commands | 14th Division Taiwan Army of Japan China Expeditionary Army Second General Army (Japan) |
| Battles/wars | |
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Shunroku Hata (畑俊六, Hata Shunroku; July 26, 1879 – May 10, 1962) was a field marshal (gensui) in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1948, but was paroled in 1955.