Baba Masao
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was a Lieutenant General
of the Imperial Japanese Army
in World War II
, commanding the Japanese ground forces of the Borneo Campaign
of 1945 in the closing months of the war. The campaign would be the last major Allied offensive of the war in the South West Pacific Area
. After the war ended, he was tried for war crimes and hanged as a war criminal.
1935–1938 Commanding Officer 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1938–1939 Commanding Officer 3rd Cavalry Brigade
1939–1940 Attached to the Inspectorate of Cavalry
1940–1941 General Officer Commanding Cavalry Group
1941–1943 General Officer Commanding 53rd Division
1943–1944 General Officer Commanding 4th Division, Sumatra
1944–1945 General Officer Commanding 37th Army, Borneo
1947 Condemned to death and hanged as war criminal
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
of the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, commanding the Japanese ground forces of the Borneo Campaign
Borneo campaign (1945)
The Borneo Campaign of 1945 was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area, during World War II. In a series of amphibious assaults between 1 May and 21 July, the Australian I Corps, under General Leslie Morshead, attacked Japanese forces occupying the island. Allied naval and...
of 1945 in the closing months of the war. The campaign would be the last major Allied offensive of the war in the South West Pacific Area
South West Pacific theatre of World War II
The South West Pacific Theatre, technically the South West Pacific Area, between 1942 and 1945, was one of two designated area commands and war theatres enumerated by the Combined Chiefs of Staff of World War II in the Pacific region....
. After the war ended, he was tried for war crimes and hanged as a war criminal.
Timeline
1933–1935 Attached to the Inspectorate of Cavalry1935–1938 Commanding Officer 2nd Cavalry Regiment
1938–1939 Commanding Officer 3rd Cavalry Brigade
1939–1940 Attached to the Inspectorate of Cavalry
1940–1941 General Officer Commanding Cavalry Group
1941–1943 General Officer Commanding 53rd Division
1943–1944 General Officer Commanding 4th Division, Sumatra
1944–1945 General Officer Commanding 37th Army, Borneo
1947 Condemned to death and hanged as war criminal