Heitarō Kimura

Heitarō Kimura
Born28 September 1888 (1888-09-28)
Saitama Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died23 December 1948(1948-12-23) (aged 60)
Sugamo Prison, Occupied Japan
Criminal statusExecuted by hanging
ConvictionsCrimes against peace
War crimes
Crimes against humanity
TrialInternational Military Tribunal for the Far East
Criminal penaltyDeath
Military career
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Army
Service years1908–1945
RankGeneral
Commands32nd Division
Burma Area Army
ConflictsSiberian Intervention
Second Sino-Japanese War
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.