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| 马场正郎 馬場 正郎 | |
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.jpg) 1945年9月10日，在第9师总部纳闽机场签署投降协定的马场正郎中将。 | |
| 出生 | 1892年1月7日 日本熊本县 |
| 逝世 | 1947年8月7日（55岁） 新几内亚领地拉包尔 |
| 效命 |  大日本帝国 |
| 军种 |  大日本帝国陆军 |
| 服役年份 | 1909–1945 |
| 军衔 | 中将 |
| 统率 | 大日本帝国陆军第37军 |
| 参与战争 | 中国抗日战争 第二次世界大战 |
| 日语写法 | |
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| 日语原文 | 馬場正郎 |
| 假名 | ばばまさお |
| 平文式罗马字 | Baba Masao |
| 日语旧字体 | 馬場正郞 |
马场正郎（日语：馬場 正郎〔馬場正郞〕／ばばまさお Baba Masao，1892年1月7日-1947年8月7日）是大日本帝国陆军的将领，负责在1945年婆罗洲战役中指挥日军。
生平
[编辑]马场正郎出生于熊本县，父亲是日本陆军的职业军官马场政行中尉。马场自小就在广岛的陆军学院学校就读，而那是一家课程基于普鲁士军事的军事预备学校。1912年12月，专攻骑兵的他从陆军士官学校第24班毕业，成为陆军第5骑兵团的少尉。
Baba studied as part of the 33rd class of the Army War College, graduating in November 1921. He remained in the cavalry throughout his career, and was attached to the Inspectorate of Cavalry from 1933-1935, where he served as an instructor at the cavalry school. In 1935, Baba was promoted to colonel and subsequently given command of the IJA 2nd Cavalry Regiment from 1935 to 1938.
In July 1938, Baba was promoted to major general, and served as commanding officer of the IJA 3rd Cavalry Brigade to 1939. From 1939 to 1940, he served as a staff officer with the Inspectorate of Cavalry. He became the commander-in-chief of all cavalry operations from 2 December 1940 to 1 October 1941.[1] During the Second Sino-Japanese war, he was assigned to Inner Mongolia to develop cavalry operations. In August 1941, Baba was promoted to lieutenant general.
With the start of World War II, Baba was assigned command of the IJA 53rd Division, a post which he held to 25 September 1943, when he was appointed commander of the IJA 4th Division in Sumatra. He subsequently became commander in chief of the IJA 37th Army based in Borneo.
While in Borneo, Baba organized anti-guerrilla operation in the interior of the island. He was also military governor of Sabah from 26 December 1944 until 10 September 1945. The Allied reconquest of Borneo began on 1 May 1945 with the landing of the Australian Army at Tarakan, and with landings at Brunei and Labuan on 10 June. Japanese forces surrendered on 9 September, with General Baba formally turning over his sword to Major General George Wootten of the Australian 9th Division at Labuan on 10 September.[2] Baba was officially discharged from the Imperial Japanese Army in April 1946.[3]
Baba was arrested in January 1947 on suspicion of involvement in war crimes and brought to Rabaul for trial. Baba was charged with command responsibility for the Sandakan Death Marches, during which over 2,200 Australian prisoners of war perished.[4][5] Evidence was presented at the trial that Baba was aware of the weakened condition of the prisoners, yet gave direct orders for the second march. The trial began on 28 May 1947 and was concluded eight days later on 5 June 1947 with a death sentence. Baba was executed by hanging on 7 August 1947.[6]
Notes
[编辑]- ^ Ammenthorp, The Generals of World War II
- ^ Peace Park. virtualmalaysia.com. [2011-06-07]. （原始内容存档于12 October 2011）. 已忽略未知参数
|df=(帮助) - ^ The Mercury, 8 March 1947
- ^ The Argus, Melbourne, 6 June 1947
- ^ The Mercury, 6 June 1947
- ^ The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June 1947
References
[编辑]Books
[编辑]- Fuller, Richard. Shokan: Hirohito's Samurai
. London: Arms and Armor. 1992. ISBN 1-85409-151-4. - Minear, Richard H. Victor's Justice: the Tokyo War Crimes Trial. Princeton University Press. 1971. ISBN.
External links
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- Ammenthorp, Steen. Masao Baba. The Generals of World War II.
- Budge, Kent. Kimura, Heitaro. Pacific War Online Encyclopedia.
- Clancy, Patrick. IMTFE Judgement. HyperWar Foundation.
- 1892 births
- 1947 deaths
- People from Kumamoto Prefecture
- Japanese military personnel of World War II
- Japanese generals
- Japanese people convicted of war crimes
- Executed Japanese people
- Executed military leaders
- Japanese people executed abroad
- People executed by Australia by hanging
- People executed for war crimes
- Perpetrators of World War II prisoners of war massacres
- Heads of state convicted of war crimes