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Iwane Matsui (松井 石根, Matsui Iwane, July 27, 1878 – December 23, 1948) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the commander of the expeditionary force sent to China in 1937.
…1928 to 1937—was ordered by Matsui Iwane, commanding general of the Japanese Central China Front Army that captured the city. Over the next several weeks, Japanese soldiers carried out Matsui’s orders, perpetrating numerous mass executions and tens of thousands of rapes.
Nov 18, 2014 · Learn how General Matsui Iwane was prosecuted and executed for his involvement in the Nanjing massacre during World War II. Watch a video of a scholar explaining his orders, his testimony, and his responsibility.
Iwane Matsui was a Japanese general who oversaw the conquest of central China and the Rape of Nanjing in 1937. He was executed by the Allies in 1948 for war crimes and enshrined at Yasukuni in 1978.
Iwane Matsui (松井 石根, Matsui Iwane, July 27, 1878 – December 23, 1948) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the commander of the expeditionary force sent to China in 1937. He was convicted of war crimes and executed by the Allies for his involvement in the Nanjing Massacre.
Justice Radhabinod Pal voted for the acquittal of all the defendants on all counts at the Tokyo Tribunal, rejecting the notions of crimes against peace and humanity. He argued that Japanese policy was a response to Western colonialism and that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were criminal acts.
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One defendant, Iwane Matsui, was sentenced to death for war crimes and crimes against humanity (Class B and C). On December 23, 1948, the defendants were executed at Sugamo Prison with Allied Council as witnesses.
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