Twenty-Fifth Army (Japan)
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The Japanese 25th Army was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, noted for its role in the Malayan Campaign, the Battle of Singapore, and the Occupation of Sumatra.
Japanese troops in Singapore.
A display at the Malaysian National History Museum, showing the uniform worn by Japanese soldiers and a bicycle used
Occupation government of West Sumatra run by the 25th Army. (Middle: Field Marshal Hisaichi Terauchi; Middle-left: General Moritake Tanabe; Middle-right: Governor Yano.)
Tomoyuki Yamashita
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Tomoyuki Yamashita was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Yamashita led Japanese forces during the invasion of Malaya and Battle of Singapore. His conquest of Malaya and Sing
Twenty-Fifth Army (Japan)
…August 1945. List of Commanders Commanding Officers Name From To 1 Lieutenant General Shōjirō Iida 28 June 1941 6 November 1941 2 Lieutenant General Tomoyuki Yamashita 6 November 1941 1 July 1942 3 Lieutenant General Yaheita Saito 1 July 1942 8 April 1943 4 Lieutenant General Moritake Tanabe 8 April 1943 15 August…
Yamashita in the 1940s
Lt. Gen. Yamashita (seated, center) accepting the unconditional surrender of Singapore from Lt. Gen. Percival, seated between his officers.
General Yamashita and his staff surrender on 2 September 1945
Yamashita (second from right) at his trial in Manila, November 1945