Tasuku Okada
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BornApril 14, 1890
DiedSeptember 17, 1949 (aged 59)
Causeof deathExecution by hanging
Criminal statusExecuted
Tasuku Okada | |
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| Born | April 14, 1890 |
| Died | September 17, 1949 (aged 59) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction | War crimes |
| Trial | Yokohama War Crimes Trials |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Branch |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Service years | 1911–1945 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Conflicts | World War II |
Tasuku Okada (岡田 資, Okada Tasuku; April 14, 1890 – September 17, 1949) was a Japanese officer during World War II. After the war he was put on trial during the Yokohama War Crimes Trials for ordering executions of captured American aircrew in 1945. Okada was found guilty, sentenced to death, and hanged in 1949. Okada took responsibility for ordering the execution of 38 captured U.S. POWs, after he considered them to be war criminals for the firebombings of Japan.[1][2]
