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'''Yasuhiko Asaka''' (1887-1981) was a Japanese Prince, uncle of | '''Yasuhiko Asaka''' (1887-1981) was a Japanese Prince, uncle of Hirohito]] and son of Prince. Kuni Asahiko]]. He was also an officer of the Imperial Japanese Army]], who was in overall command of the final assault on Nanking in 1937, an incident called the Rape of Nanking]]. | ||
After the | After the February 26, 1936 Incident]], commanding the Imperial Guards of the Palace, he urged the Emperor to replace Keisuke Okada |Okada Government]] with the Koki Hirota |Hirota cabinet]], which was done in March 1936. | ||
His direct responsibility for the Rape of Nanking is unclear; different accounts have him signing the order to kill all prisoners, while others have him arriving only after that was done; he had replaced the acknowledged and executed commander, | His direct responsibility for the Rape of Nanking is unclear; different accounts have him signing the order to kill all prisoners, while others have him arriving only after that was done; he had replaced the acknowledged and executed commander, Matsui Iwane]]. No legal body examined his command responsibility]]. | ||
He was not prosecuted by the | He was not prosecuted by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East]], but that was more a matter of the immunity granted to the Imperial Family than a determination of innocence. | ||
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 Yasuhiko Asaka (1887-1981) was a Japanese Prince, uncle of Hirohito]] and son of Prince. Kuni Asahiko]]. He was also an officer of the Imperial Japanese Army]], who was in overall command of the final assault on Nanking in 1937, an incident called the Rape of Nanking]]. After the February 26, 1936 Incident]], commanding the Imperial Guards of the Palace, he urged the Emperor to replace Keisuke Okada |Okada Government]] with the Koki Hirota |Hirota cabinet]], which was done in March 1936. His direct responsibility for the Rape of Nanking is unclear; different accounts have him signing the order to kill all prisoners, while others have him arriving only after that was done; he had replaced the acknowledged and executed commander, Matsui Iwane]]. No legal body examined his command responsibility]]. He was not prosecuted by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East]], but that was more a matter of the immunity granted to the Imperial Family than a determination of innocence. |
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