Tomoyuki Yamashita/Definition

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Tomoyuki Yamashita [r]:(1885-1947) General in the Imperial Japanese Army, who led the successful invasion of Malaya and Singapore, was sidelined to China over military politics, returned to lead the ground defense of Leyte, and later executed after a controversial war crimes trial in Manila