Otozō Yamada

Otozō Yamada
山田 乙三
Born(1881-11-06)November 6, 1881
DiedJuly 18, 1965(1965-07-18) (aged 83)
Criminal statusDeceased
ConvictionWar crimes
TrialKhabarovsk war crimes trials
Criminal penalty25 years imprisonment with hard labor
18th Governor-General of Kwantung Leased Territory
In office
18 July 1944  28 August 1945
MonarchEmperor Hirohito
Preceded byYoshijirō Umezu
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1903–1945
Rank General
Commands
Battles/wars

Otozō Yamada (山田 乙三, Yamada Otozō, November 6, 1881 – July 18, 1965) was a career officer, convicted war criminal and general in the Imperial Japanese Army, serving from the Russo-Japanese War to the end of World War II.