Shigematsu Sakaibara

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title: Shigematsu Sakaibara
text: Shigematsu Sakaibara was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, the Japanese garrison commander on Wake Island during World War II, and a convicted war criminal. He was responsible for ordering the Wake Island massacre, in which 98 American civilians were murdered by Japanese soldiers. Following Japan's surrender, Sakaibara was tried for war crimes and executed for his involvement.
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description: Japanese officer, war criminal 1898–1947
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigematsu_Sakaibara
date created: 2004-03-01T07:05:12Z
date modified: 2024-08-30T01:33:54Z
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