Shunji Sato

Shunji Satō
佐藤 俊二
Born(1896-09-12)September 12, 1896
DiedJanuary 2, 1977(1977-01-02) (aged 80)
Criminal statusDeceased
ConvictionWar crimes
TrialKhabarovsk war crimes trials
Criminal penalty20 years imprisonment with hard labor
Military career
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Rank Major General
Battles / warsWorld War II

Shunji Satō (佐藤 俊二, Satō Shinji; September 12, 1896 – January 2, 1977) was a Japanese physician during the first half of the 20th century, a major general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and a convicted war criminal.