On this date, December 7, 1945, the military commission found General Yamashita guilty as charged, and sentenced him to death. General Tomoyuki Yamashita was charged with "unlawfully disregarding and failing to discharge his duty as a commander to control the acts of members of his command by permitting them to commit war crimes."
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| Yamashita is removed from the courtroom by military police immediately after hearing the verdict of death by hanging. |