Tatsuji Suga | |
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Born | September 22, 1885 Hiroshima, Japan |
Died | September 16, 1945 Borneo | (aged 59)
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | ? -1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Commands | Prison Camps |
Battles / wars |
Lieutenant-Colonel Tatsuji Suga (菅辰次, Suga Tatsuji) (22 September 1885 – 16 September 1945) of the Imperial Japanese Army was the commander of all prisoner-of-war (POW) and civilian internment camps in Borneo, during World War II. A war criminal, Suga died by suicide five days after being taken prisoner by Australian forces in September 1945.