Hiroshi Ōshima
Hiroshi Ōshima | |
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| Native name | 大島 浩 |
| Born | April 19, 1886 Gifu Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | June 6, 1975 (aged 89) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Service years | 1906–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Conflicts | Siberian Intervention World War II |
| Awards | Order of the German Eagle (1st class) |
| Spouse | Toyoko Oshima |
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Baron Hiroshi Ōshima (大島 浩, Ōshima Hiroshi; April 19, 1886 – June 6, 1975) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Japanese ambassador to Germany before and during World War II and (unwittingly) a major source of communications intelligence for the Allies. His role was perhaps best summed up by General George C. Marshall, who identified Ōshima as "our main basis of information regarding Hitler's intentions in Europe". After World War II, he was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment, but was paroled in 1955.