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Yoshio Tachibana
Tachibana in 1945
BornFebruary 24, 1890
Ehime Prefecture, Empire of Japan
DiedSeptember 24, 1947(1947-09-24) (aged 57)
Asan-Maina, Guam
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Known forChichijima incident
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)War crimes
Criminal penaltyDeath
Military career
AllegianceYoshio Tachibana Empire of Japan
Service/branchYoshio Tachibana Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1913–1945
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held1st Independent Mixed Brigade
109th Infantry Division
Battles/warsWorld War II

Yoshio Tachibana (立花 芳夫, Tachibana Yoshio, 24 February 1890 – 24 September 1947) was a lieutenant general in the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. He was commander of the Japanese garrison in Chichijima, Ogasawara Islands, and was later tried and executed for the Chichijima incident, a war crime involving torture, extrajudicial execution and cannibalism of American prisoners of war.

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