Masaji Kitano
Masaji Kitano (北野 政次, Kitano Masaji, July 14, 1894 – May 17, 1986) was a Japanese war criminal, medical physician, microbiologist and a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Masaji Kitano | |
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Kitano c. 1943 | |
| Born | July 14, 1894 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | May 17, 1986 (aged 91) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/ | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1921–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands held | Unit 731, Kwantung Army |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
He was the second commander of Unit 731, a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit responsible for some of the most notorious war crimes carried out by Japanese personnel.
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