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Haruki Isayama

SurnameIsayama
Given NameHaruki
Born11 Feb 1894
Died12 Jun 1990
CountryJapan
CategoryMilitary-Ground
GenderMale

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ww2dbaseHaruki Isayama was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan in 1894. He graduated from the Japanese Army Academy in 1915. In 1924, he completed his studies at the Japanese Army War College in Tokyo. He served the majority of his career as chief of staff to several regiment and army level formations, both in Japan and on foreign soil (French Indochina, Burma, China, Philippines, and Taiwan). His final major posting was in Taiwan, from Jul 1944 until the end of the war, during which he was Rikichi Ando's Chief of Staff for the Japanese Taiwan Army and then the Japanese 19th Area Army. After the end of the war, he accompanied Ando in the Japanese surrender ceremony in Taiwan; Isayama was the officer who handed the signed surrender document to the Chinese representative Chen Yi. He was arrested by the Chinese in Apr 1946 with the accusations of unlawfully ordering a Japanese military tribunal against captured American prisoners of war (though Isayama did not sign the Japanese military tribunal papers during the war), who were executed by men under Isayama's command. The Shanghai War Crimes Tribunal found him guilty in Jul 1946, and sentenced him to life imprisonment. He was given parole in Sep 1955. He later worked as the managing director of the automotive division of Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd., which manufactured vehicles under the Subaru brand name. He passed away in 1990.

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Portrait of Haruki Isayama, 30 Nov 1937Haruki Isayama handing the surrender document bearing Rikichi AndoRikichi Ando signing the surrender document, Taipei City Hall, Taiwan, 25 Oct 1945; note Haruki Isayama on the right of the photographHaruki Isayama on trial in Shanghai, China, Jul 1946

Haruki Isayama Timeline

11 Feb 1894 Haruki Isayama was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
25 May 1915 Haruki Isayama graduated from the Japanese Army Academy in Tokyo, Japan.
29 Nov 1924 Haruki Isayama graduated from the Japanese Army War College in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
1 Aug 1937 Haruki Isayama attached to the General Affairs Section of the Japanese Army.
15 Aug 1937 Haruki Isayama was made the Chief of General Affairs Section of the Japanese Army.
1 Nov 1937 Haruki Isayama was promoted to the rank of colonel.
9 Mar 1939 Haruki Isayama stepped down as the Chief of General Affairs Section of the Japanese Army and was made the commanding officer of the 11th Depot Regiment.
1 Aug 1940 Haruki Isayama stepped down as the commanding officer of the 11th Depot Regiment and was attached to the Japanese Army War College in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. On the same date, he was promoted to the rank of major general.
5 Sep 1940 Haruki Isayama was made the Chief of Staff of the Japanese Eastern District Army.
28 Jun 1941 Haruki Isayama stepped down as the Chief of Staff of the Japanese Eastern District Army and was made the Chief of Staff with the 25th Army stationed in occupied French Indochina.
6 Nov 1941 Haruki Isayama stepped down as the Chief of Staff with the 25th Army stationed in occupied French Indochina.
14 Nov 1941 Haruki Isayama was made the Chief of Staff of the 15th Army stationed in occupied Burma.
1 Dec 1942 Haruki Isayama stepped down as the Chief of Staff of the 15th Army stationed in occupied Burma and was made the commanding officer of the 26th Infantry Regiment stationed in Hokkaido, Japan.
18 Mar 1943 Haruki Isayama stepped down as the Chief of Staff of the 26th Infantry Regiment stationed in Hokkaido, Japan and was attached to the Japanese Army school in Gongzhuling, Jilin Province, China as a regimental commander-in-training.
29 Oct 1943 Haruki Isayama was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.
22 Mar 1944 Haroki Isayama detached from the Army school at Gongzhuling, Jilin Province, China and was made the Chief of Staff of the 14th Army stationed in the Philippine Islands.
19 Jun 1944 Haroki Isayama stepped down as the Chief of Staff of the 14th Army stationed in the Philippines.
8 Jul 1944 Haroki Isayama was made the Chief of Staff of Japanese Army's Taiwan Army.
22 Sep 1944 Haroki Isayama stepped down as the Chief of Staff of Japanese Army's Taiwan Army and was made the Chief of Staff of the newly formed 10th Area Army stationed in Taiwan.
25 Oct 1945 The Republic of China government established the Administrative Commander's Office to govern Taiwan, headed by Chen Yi. As his first official action, Chen accepted the Japanese surrender from 10th Area Army commanding officer Rikichi Ando and Ando's Chief of Staff Haruki Isayama at Taipei City Hall (now Zhongshan Hall).
15 Apr 1946 Haroki Isayama was arrested in Taiwan.
12 Jun 1990 Haruki Isayama passed away in Japan.




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