Execution of Japanese General Responsible for the Bataan death March in Philippines - Masaharu Homma

Masaharu Homma was born on 27 November 1887 in the city of Sado in Japan. In May 1907, Homma graduated from the 19th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, and 3 years later from the 27th class of the Army Staff College. He spoke fluent English, studied at Oxford University in England, loved to watch Western movies, and was nicknamed "Poet Shogun" because of his paintings and poems written during the First World War.

Masaharu Homma had a deep respect for the West and served as a military attaché in the United Kingdom for eight years. In 1918, he served in the British Expeditionary Forces sent to France and was awarded the Military Cross.

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