Otozō Yamada
Otozō Yamada | |
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山田 乙三 | |
| Born | November 6, 1881 |
| Died | July 18, 1965 (aged 83) |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Conviction | War crimes |
| Trial | Khabarovsk war crimes trials |
| Criminal penalty | 25 years imprisonment with hard labor |
| 18th Governor-General of Kwantung Leased Territory | |
| In office 18 July 1944 – 28 August 1945 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Yoshijirō Umezu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1903–1945 |
| 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.