Atlas of Battles

commander, 11 engagements

Battles of Tomoyuki Yamashita

Battles of Tomoyuki Yamashita

Japanese general and war criminal (1885–1946)

Tomoyuki Yamashita is recorded as a commander at 11 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1945: 9 battles and 2 campaigns across 3 present-day countries, most in Philippines (9), Malaysia (1), Indonesia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 6,050 km apart end to end, 605 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (10).

Battle of Kuala LumpurFall of the Riau IslandsBattle of Camotes IslandsBattle of BaguioBattle of Bacsil RidgeBattle of Bessang PassBattle of LeyteBattle of Ormoc BayBattle of ManilaInvasion of Lingayen GulfPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945Battle of LeyteBattle of Ormoc BayBattle of ManilaInvasion of Lingayen GulfPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945BangkokHo Chi Minh CityYangonMedanKuala LumpurPhnom PenhDavaoPadangCebuVientiane1000 km8.703N, 113.354E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 2 engagements1944: 2 engagements1945: 7 engagements7 in 194519421945
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kuala Lumpur, 1942Fall of the Riau Islands, 1942Battle of Leyte, 1944Battle of Ormoc Bay, 1944Battle of Manila, 1945Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, 1945Battle of Camotes Islands, 1945Battle of Baguio, 1945Battle of Bacsil Ridge, 1945Battle of Bessang Pass, 1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945, 194519421945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942Battle of Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaJapanese victory
1942Fall of the Riau IslandsRiau Islands, Indonesia407 km SEJapanese victory
17 October 1944Battle of LeyteLeyte, Philippines2,593 km NEAllied victory
11 November 1944Battle of Ormoc BayOrmoc Bay, Philippines52 km SWAmerican victory
1945Battle of ManilaManila, Philippines560 km NWAllied victory
1945Invasion of Lingayen GulfLingayen Gulf, Philippines205 km NWAllied victory
15 January 1945Battle of Camotes IslandsPoro Island, Philippines775 km SEAllied victory
1945Battle of BaguioBaguio, Philippines763 km NWAllied victory
1945Battle of Bacsil RidgeSan Fernando, Philippines37 km NWFilipino-American victory
1945Battle of Bessang PassBessang Pass, Philippines52 km NEAllied victory
1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945Philippines606 km SEAllied 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.