Shunroku Hata

Shunroku Hata
畑俊六
Field Marshal Shunroku Hata serving at Second General Army
Minister of War
In office
August 30, 1939 – July 22, 1940
MonarchShōwa
Prime Minister
Preceded bySeishirō Itagaki
Succeeded byHideki Tōjō
Personal details
BornJuly 26, 1879
Fukushima Prefecture, Empire of Japan
DiedMay 10, 1962(1962-05-10) (aged 82)
Tokyo, Japan
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun First Class
Order of the Golden Kite First Class
Order of the Sacred Treasure First Class
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1901–1945
Rank Field Marshal (Gensui)
UnitThird Army (Japan)
Commands14th Division
Taiwan Army of Japan
China Expeditionary Army
Second General Army (Japan)
Battles/wars

Shunroku Hata (俊六, Hata Shunroku, July 26, 1879 – May 10, 1962) was a field marshal (gensui) in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1948, but was paroled in 1955.