26 February 1945(1945-02-26) (aged 49) Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
Allegiance
Empire of Japan
Service/branch
Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service
1915–1945
Rank
Vice Admiral (posthumous)
Commands held
Japanese seaplane tender Kamoi
Japanese cruiser Kashii
Japanese seaplane tender Kamoi
Japanese battleship Kirishima
Manila garrison
Battles/wars
World War II
Battle of Midway
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Manila (1945) †
Sanji Iwabuchi (岩淵 三次, Iwabuchi Sanji, 2 March 1895 – 26 February 1945) was a war criminal and rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Pacific War of World War II. He committed suicide after facing imminent defeat during the Battle of Manila. Units under his command committed the Manila massacre.
SanjiIwabuchi (岩淵 三次, IwabuchiSanji, 2 March 1895 – 26 February 1945) was a war criminal and rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Pacific...
director Sanji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name Sanji (One Piece), fictional character in the One Piece manga and anime series SanjiIwabuchi, former...
order was ignored by about 10,000 Japanese marines under Rear Admiral SanjiIwabuchi who chose to remain in Manila. About 4,000 Japanese army personnel were...
met minimal resistance until it reached the city, where Vice Admiral SanjiIwabuchi had arranged his 17,000 troops behind a maze of traps and guns and ordered...
(died 1989) January 9: Shigekazu Shimazaki, career officer February 26: SanjiIwabuchi March 22: Takeichi Nishi March 26: Tadamichi Kuribayashi April 1: Gōtarō...
of Manila on 3 February, but, unknown to the Americans, Rear Admiral SanjiIwabuchi had decided to defend Manila to the death. The Battle of Manila raged...
SanjiIwabuchi re-occupied Manila with 16,000 sailors, with the intent of destroying all port facilities and naval storehouses. Once there, Iwabuchi took...
Pacific theater of World War II. Under orders of Japanese Rear Admiral SanjiIwabuchi, retreating Japanese forces killed about 100,000 Filipino civilians...
evacuate the city. However, units of the Imperial Japanese Navy, led by SanjiIwabuchi, refused to leave the city. Thus, from February 3 to March 3, 1945,...
and units that committed the massacre was Rear Admiral SanjiIwabuchi. Although Admiral Iwabuchi's marines had committed the atrocity, Yamashita was convicted...
defenders in Manila were the Manila Naval Defense Force, commanded by Adm. SanjiIwabuchi. While, Gen. Yokoyama retreated to the Sierra Madres to control the...
Verne D. Mudge Joseph M. Swing Japanese Empire Tomoyuki Yamashita SanjiIwabuchi † Allied victory Battle of Corregidor (1945) (Corregidor Island, Philippines...
the Japanese forces on the Sandwich Islands, commanded by Admiral SanjiIwabuchi and General Tomoyuki Yamashita (the historical leaders of Japanese forces...
(d. 1923) February 23 - Iwao Matsuda (general) (d. 1979) March 2 - SanjiIwabuchi, admiral (d. 1945) April 26 - Enzo Matsunaga, writer (d. 1948) September...
1944* Senda Sadatoshi 25 December 1944* Shibuya Shirō 12 January 1945* IwabuchiSanji 26 February 1945* Iokibe Kei 1 March 1945* Takada Satoshi 10 March 1945*...
Global Information
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Navy
Vice Admiral (posthumous)