caption branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank image article_title name
hong trial in 1946 -lrb- left seated -rrb- at his war crimes 22x20px imperial japanese army manila , philippines 26 september 1946 anseong , gyeonggi-do , korea empire of japan world -rrb- war ii philippines campaign -lrb- 1944 -- 45 march 4 , 1889 lieutenant general hongsaiktrial.jpg hong sa-ik
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hong sa-ik

hong sa-ik -lrb- 4 march 1889 -- 26 september 1946 -rrb- was a lieutenant general in the imperial japanese army , and the top-ranking ethnic korean in japan to be charged with war crimes relating to the conduct of the empire of japan in world war ii .
