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| '''Kenji Doihara''' (土肥原 賢二 ''Doihara Kenji'', ], ] - ], ]) was a ] ] who served in northeastern ] from 1913. He was one of the main plotters of the so-called ], the pretext for the Japanese invasion of ] prior to the ]. Doihara was nicknamed 'Lawrence of Manchuria', a reference to ]'s ]. | '''Kenji Doihara''' (土肥原 賢二 ''Doihara Kenji'', ], ] - ], ]) was a ] ] who served in northeastern ] from 1913 and who became a major military commander in Japan's barbaric invasion of China over the following decades. He was one of the main plotters of the so-called ], the pretext for the Japanese invasion of ] prior to the ]. Doihara was nicknamed 'Lawrence of Manchuria', a reference to ]'s ]. | ||
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| * Army commander in ], 1944-45 | * Army commander in ], 1944-45 | ||
| After the war, Doihara was tried by the ] and was sentenced to ] (convinced on 8 counts). In the interim, he was imprisoned in ]. Then, on ], ], at the age of 65, he was ] for his actions. | After the war, Doihara was tried by the ] for committing high war crimes and was sentenced to ] (convinced on 8 counts). In the interim, he was imprisoned in ]. Then, on ], ], at the age of 65, he was ] for his actions. | ||
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Kenji Doihara (土肥原 賢二 Doihara Kenji, August 8, 1883 - December 23, 1948) was a Japanese spy who served in northeastern China from 1913 and who became a major military commander in Japan's barbaric invasion of China over the following decades. He was one of the main plotters of the so-called Mukden Incident, the pretext for the Japanese invasion of Manchuria prior to the Second World War. Doihara was nicknamed 'Lawrence of Manchuria', a reference to the West's Lawrence of Arabia.
Further service stations:
- Commander, Kwantung Army, 1938-40
- Supreme War Council, 1940-43 (on November 4, 1941, as Major-General of Japanese Air Force, approved attack on Pearl Harbor)
- Army commander in Singapore, 1944-45
After the war, Doihara was tried by the Tokyo tribunal for committing high war crimes and was sentenced to death (convinced on 8 counts). In the interim, he was imprisoned in Sugamo Prison. Then, on December 23, 1948, at the age of 65, he was hanged for his actions.