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Yoshijirō Umezu

1882 - 1949

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Yoshijirō Umezu (梅津 美治郎, Umezu Yoshijirō) (January 4, 1882 – January 8, 1949) was a Japanese general in World War II and Chief of the Army General Staff during the final years of the conflict. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshijirō Umezu is the 622nd most popular military personnel (up from 654th in 2019), the 474th most popular biography from Japan (down from 418th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Yoshijirō Umezu ranks 622 out of 2,058. Before him are Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Charles Sweeney, Christian de Castries, Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, Frederick Browning, and Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach. After him are Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Adem Jashari, Kurt Franz, Gyula Cseszneky, Eberhard von Mackensen, and Karl Silberbauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Yoshijirō Umezu ranks 81. Before him are Eugène Joseph Delporte, Leopold Stokowski, Ernst von Weizsäcker, Joaquín Turina, Lucien Petit-Breton, and Artur Schnabel. After him are Natalia Sedova, Korney Chukovsky, Hugh S. Johnson, Max Decugis, Kimon Georgiev, and Husband E. Kimmel. Among people deceased in 1949, Yoshijirō Umezu ranks 49. Before him are Béla Balázs, Joaquín Turina, Aino Aalto, Hans Pfitzner, Ulrich Salchow, and Ellery Harding Clark. After him are Alice Bailey, Husni al-Za'im, Wilhelm Adam, Richard Dix, Maurice Blondel, and Vítězslav Novák.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshijirō Umezu ranks 474 out of 6,245. Before him are Azai Nagamasa (1545), Fujiwara no Michinaga (966), Tasuku Honjo (1942), Tetsu Katayama (1887), Muryeong of Baekje (462), and Emperor Takakura (1161). After him are Yoshihiko Noda (1957), Kiyoshi Tomizawa (1943), Tadahiko Ueda (1947), Emperor Hanazono (1297), Takeichi Nishi (1902), and Michihiro Ozawa (1932).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Yoshijirō Umezu ranks 34. Before him are Mitsuo Fuchida (1902), Saburō Sakai (1916), Seishirō Itagaki (1885), Kenji Doihara (1883), Jisaburō Ozawa (1886), and Hitoshi Imamura (1886). After him are Takeichi Nishi (1902), Hisaichi Terauchi (1879), Saitō Hajime (1844), Takijirō Ōnishi (1891), Kawakami Gensai (1834), and Sadao Araki (1877).

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