On this date, 11 June 1951, a
Japanese Lieutenant General, Takuma Nishimura was executed by hanging.
Takuma Nishimura (西村 琢磨 Nishimura
Takuma,
1 September 1899 – 11 June 1951) was a general in the Imperial Japanese
Army in World War II.
After the Japanese surrender,
he was tried by Britain and later Australia for war crimes. He was executed by
Australia. Nishimura was a native of Fukuoka prefecture.
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