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Masaharu Homma

1888 - 1946

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Masaharu Homma (本間 雅晴, Honma Masaharu; November 27, 1887 – April 3, 1946) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Homma commanded the Japanese 14th Army, which invaded the Philippines and perpetrated the Bataan Death March. After the war, Homma was convicted of war crimes relating to the actions of troops under his direct command and executed by firing squad on April 3, 1946. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Masaharu Homma is the 5,895th most popular politician (up from 8,063rd in 2024), the 466th most popular biography from Japan (up from 644th in 2019) and the 156th most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Masaharu Homma ranks 5,895 out of 19,576. Before him are Igor Ivanov, Jin Youzhi, Marcus Manlius Capitolinus, Zhu Wen, Lamberto Dini, and Emperor Shun of Han. After him are Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark, List of prime ministers of Somalia, Duke Pius August in Bavaria, Charles II, Duke of Savoy, Count Kasimir Felix Badeni, and Helen of Bosnia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Masaharu Homma ranks 62. Before him are Chandrashekhar Agashe, W. O. Bentley, Henry A. Wallace, Hans Knappertsbusch, Louis Durey, and Tôn Đức Thắng. After him are Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, Antonio Sant'Elia, Harald Sverdrup, Clara Campoamor, Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, and Werner Jaeger. Among people deceased in 1946, Masaharu Homma ranks 58. Before him are Marcel Petiot, Anton Mussert, Rüdiger von der Goltz, Othenio Abel, Shefqet Vërlaci, and Willi Herold. After him are Miroslav Filipović, Hisaichi Terauchi, Alfred Stieglitz, Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Per Albin Hansson, and Louis Slotin.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Masaharu Homma ranks 466 out of 6,245. Before him are Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (1923), Hitoshi Imamura (1886), Masashi Watanabe (1936), Rihei Sano (1912), Emperor Ninmyō (808), and Emperor Rokujō (1164). After him are Michio Yasuda (1949), Shigemi Ishii (1951), Azai Nagamasa (1545), Fujiwara no Michinaga (966), Tasuku Honjo (1942), and Tetsu Katayama (1887).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Masaharu Homma ranks 156. Before him are Toshiki Kaifu (1931), Emperor Monmu (683), Keizō Obuchi (1937), Yuriko, Princess Mikasa (1923), Emperor Ninmyō (808), and Emperor Rokujō (1164). After him are Azai Nagamasa (1545), Fujiwara no Michinaga (966), Tetsu Katayama (1887), Muryeong of Baekje (462), Emperor Takakura (1161), and Yoshihiko Noda (1957).

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