Gen. Akira Mutō
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| Date of Birth: | 12/15/1892 |
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Vice Chief of Staff, China Expeditionary Force (1937) Director, Military Affairs Bureau (1939-42) Army Commander in Sumatra (1942-43) Army Chief of Staff in Philippines (1944-45) General |
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Akira Mutō was viewed as largely responsible for the events that transpired in China, including the Rape of Nanking in addition to general extensive military aggression. Mutō was found guilty on counts 1, 27, 29, 31, 32, 54, and 55. He was sentenced to death and hung on December 23, 1948 at Sugamo Prison. |
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