Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Tomoyuki Yamashita

Battles of Tomoyuki Yamashita

Japanese general and war criminal (1885–1946)

Tomoyuki Yamashita is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1945: 8 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Philippines (7), Malaysia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,761 km apart end to end, 680 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (7), World War II (1).

Battle of Camotes IslandsBattle of Bacsil RidgeBattle of Bessang PassBattle of Kuala LumpurBattle of LeyteBattle of Ormoc BayBattle of ManilaBattle of BaguioBattle of Kuala LumpurBattle of LeyteBattle of Ormoc BayBattle of ManilaBattle of BaguioBangkokHo Chi Minh CityYangonMedanPhnom PenhDavaoCebuVientianeBandar Seri BegawanTarakan1000 km10.052N, 113.354E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 1 engagements1944: 2 engagements1945: 5 engagements5 in 194519421945
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kuala Lumpur, 1942Battle of Leyte, 1944Battle of Ormoc Bay, 1944Battle of Manila, 1945Battle of Camotes Islands, 1945Battle of Baguio, 1945Battle of Bacsil Ridge, 1945Battle of Bessang Pass, 194519421945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942Battle of Kuala LumpurMalaysiaJapanese victory
17 October 1944Battle of LeyteLeyte, Philippines2,721 km EAllied victory
11 November 1944Battle of Ormoc BayOrmoc Bay, Philippines52 km SWAmerican victory
1945Battle of ManilaManila, Philippines560 km NWAllied victory
15 January 1945Battle of Camotes IslandsPoro Island, Philippines577 km SEAllied victory
1945Battle of BaguioPhilippines763 km NWAllied victory
1945Battle of Bacsil RidgePhilippines37 km NWFilipino-American victory
1945Battle of Bessang PassPhilippines52 km NEAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown Japanese Army Photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.