Masaharu Homma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Masaharu Homma

Japanese general

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1887

Place of Birth: Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1946

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Masaharu Homma (?? ??, 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.