Yoshio Tachibana (立花 芳夫, Tachibana Yoshio; 24 February 1890 – 24 September 1947) was a lieutenant general in the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. He was commander of the Japanese garrison in Chichijima, Ogasawara Islands, and was later tried and executed for the Chichijima incident, a war crime involving torture, extrajudicial execution and cannibalism of American prisoners of war.
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🎓 Imperial Japanese Army Academy🏫 Konko Gakuen High School📅 Born February 24🎂 Born 1890📍 From Ehime Prefecture💼 Military Officer
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