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Count Hisaichi Terauchi was a Gensui in the Imperial Japanese Army, commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group during World War II, and a war criminal

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Count Hisaichi Terauchi or Terauchi Hisaichi (8 August 1879 – 12 June 1946) was a Gensui (or field marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army, commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group during World War II, and a war criminal. As the war in the Pacific drew to a close, a British Intelligence Liaison Officer, Major Richard Holbrook McGregor, was sent by General Mountbatten to Saigon to verify that Count Terauchi was indeed in a hospital and unable to personally discuss terms of a cease-fire. Terauchi personally surrendered to Mountbatten on 30 November 1945 in Saigon. On 12 June 1946, he suffered from another stroke at Renggam, Johor Bahru, Malaya while being transferred to a prisoner of war camp and died. The 2nd Count Terauchi surrendered his family heirloom wakizashi short sword to the then Lord Louis Mountbatten in Saigon in 1945

Date

20th century

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

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ARP24A01_098

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Count Hisaichi Terauchi Terauchi Hisaichi Gensui Field marshal Imperial Japanese Army commander Southern Expeditionary Army Group World War II war criminal Pacific surrender General Mountbatten 2nd Count Terauchi family heirloom wakizashi short sword Lord Louis Mountbatten Saigon World War II war conflict 20th century Japan Europe army

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