Mutsuhiro Watanabe | |
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| Nickname(s) | "The Bird" |
| Born | 18 January 1918 Empire of Japan |
| Died | 1 April 2003 (aged 85) Japan |
| Allegiance | Japan |
| Service | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Last rank - Sergeant |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Mutsuhiro Watanabe (Japanese: 渡邊睦裕, 18 January 1918 – 1 April 2003), nicknamed "the Bird" by his prisoners was an Imperial Japanese Army soldier in World War II who served in multiple military internment camps. He was infamous for his extremely cruel and evil mistreatment of allied POWs. After Japan's defeat, the US Occupation authorities classified Watanabe as a criminal for his mistreatment and torture of prisoners of war (POWs), but he managed to elude arrest and was never tried in court.