Talk:Masaharu Homma

message: this article is completely inaccurate and the author should be ashamed of himself; It pathetically tries to portray that Homma was kind and humane--- but totally neglects to mention that the Japanese military butchered hundreds of thousands of innocent Filipine men, women, and children (including my grandma's entire family) while he was in charge...this article should be burned and must be replaced with a truthful article- that Homma was a brutal animal who had no regard for human life-  I will file a formal complaint with Wikipedia-  - SIGNED: JEREMY GABRIEL MONDEJAR, ESQ. HENDERSON, NV, USA— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmjoker (talk • contribs) 00:36, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
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message: I added details found in John Toland's book "The Rising Sun" which is a very comprehensive history of the lead-up to WWII and the battles in the Pacific from the Japanese perspective (written by an American author). There is a lot of evidence in this book that Homma was probably an honorable man in war but came up with a disastrously incompetent plan to move the 76,000 America and Filipino troops in what became known as the Bataan Death March.  I am not an expert on this topic but after reading this book (won the Pulitzer Prize, is heavily referenced and hundreds of interviews done for it) it appears Homma would have seriously disapproved and been appalled by what happened on the march.  He was being seriously undermined by a group of fanatical officers under him.  There is an instance where the Japanese army captured and executed a Filipino Chief Justice, and Homma blew up at the responsible officer, saying that he had disgraced all Japanese.  I think it's most likely that he was concentrating on the upcoming battle for Corregidor (as was his primary job there - to conquer the country) and left the treatment of the prisoners to these younger officers.  This does not absolve his responsibility though - as the highest ranking officer he is obviously responsible for the actions of officers under him.  Whether or not this warranted the death penalty is up for argument. P. Moore 02:39, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  2/2/07 edit 

message: I removed the statement that Homma was in charge of the aerial bombardment of Manila.  Both John Toland's book "Rising Sun: The Decline & Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945" and the "List of War Crimes" Wikipedia page attribute this act to Gen. Yamashita.  If anyone can find a reference which implicates Homma in the death of civilians in Manila, please add it. P. Moore 14:53, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  2/23/07 Edit 

message: Article reassessed and graded as start class. --dashiellx (talk) 10:46, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008 

message: I don't think so. As a military governor, he was not a head of state. That would either be Manuel Quezon as President in exile or Hirohito as Emperor of Japan, depending on how you view the occupation. Anyone have a good reason why I should not remove the category link? --Yaush (talk) 17:32, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Head of state of the Philippines? 

message: Today I have made several separate edits to this page.  I have undertaken each change individually to fully cite the reasons for each change.  I don't know if that is the wikipedia way, but given the varying opinions of Gen Homma, I feel it is best to take small bites at this apple.  TheWoodmanIII (talk) 03:32, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Newer comments go at the bottom of the TP, not the top.104.169.24.168 (talk) 14:31, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Getting back to facts