Moritake tanabe

A native of Ishikawa prefecture, Tanabe graduated from the 22nd class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in and from the 30th class of the Army Staff College in Tanabe was recalled to Japan from to serve as Vice Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff, and was in this position at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which he had strenuously opposed.

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Once the war began, he favored a defensive strategy of luring the Allies into campaigns in areas away from their bases in hopes of stretching their supply lines to Japan"s advantage. He was instrumental in helping put an end to the disastrous attrition of Japanese forces at Guadalcanal. As conditions began to deteriorate for Japan along its southern front in the Pacific War.

He remained at this post for the remainder of the war. However, he attempted to distance himself from local politics by as much as possible. At the end of the war, he was arrested by Dutch authorities and was sent to Medan where he faced a military tribunal which accused him of war crimes in connection with the treatment of Allied prisoners of war under his supervision.

He was sentenced to death on 30 December and executed on 10 July Back to Profile. Photos Works.