Akira Mutō
Akira Mutō | |
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Mutō in 1947 | |
| Born | 15 December 1892 Hakusui, (present day of Minamiaso, Kumamoto) Japan |
| Died | 23 December 1948 (aged 56) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Convictions | Crimes against peace War crimes |
| Trial | International Military Tribunal for the Far East |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1913–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Imperial Guards Division |
| Battles / wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Akira Mutō (武藤 章, Mutō Akira, 15 December 1892 – 23 December 1948) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was convicted of war crimes and was executed by hanging. Mutō was implicated in both the Nanjing Massacre and the Manila massacre.