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| 1885 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Tomoyuki Yamashita, son of a country doctor |
| 1922 | Major | |
| Appointed Major |
| 1925 | Lieutenant Colonel | |
| Appointed Lieutenant Colonel |
| 1929 | Colonel | |
| Appointed Colonel |
| 1930 | Regimental Commander Yamashita | |
| Appointed Regimental Commander |
| 1936 | Coup d'Etat | |
| Involved in thw "Imperial Way" coup |
| 1940 | Diplomacy | |
| Berlin Visits Hitler, no action against the Allies until modernisation of army & airforce |
| 1940 | Inspector General | |
| Appointed Inspector General of the Imperial Airforce |
| 1941 | Battle of Kota Baharu | |
| Dec Kota Baharu Lands at Kota Baharu during the invasion of Thailand |
| 1941 | Capture of Singapore | |
| 12th Feb Singapore The British surrender Singapore to Yamashita |
| 1941 | Commander | |
| Dec Appointed Commander of the 25th Army |
| 1941 | Invasion of Malaya | |
| Dec Commands an invasion of nothern Malaya |
| 4th Dec Hainan The 25th Army sets sail from Hainan |
| 8th Dec Pearl Harbour The 25th Army lands near the Thai border, immediately after Pearl Harbour |
| 1941 | Invasion of Thailand | |
| Dec Commands an invasion of Thailand |
| 1941 | Siege of Singapore | |
| 8th Feb Singapore Yamashita launches his 1st attack on Singapore |
| 12th Feb Singapore The British surrender Singapore to Yamashita |
| 1942 | Battle of Singapore | |
| 8th Feb Singapore 1st day of the battle to capture Singapore |
| 1942 | Capture of Malaya | |
| 31st Jan The Japanese complete the capture of Malaya |
| 1942 | Capture of Singapore | |
| 8th Feb Singapore Launches an assault on Singapore Island |
| 15th Feb Singapore Singapore surrenders to Yamashita, 130,000 British are taken prisoner |
| 1942 | Commander | |
| Manchuria Appointed Commander of the 1st Army Group in Manchuria |
| 1942 | Invasion of Malaya | |
| 1st Feb Singapore Forces the British back as far as Singapore Island |
| 1942 | Surrender | |
| 15th Feb Singapore Singapore surrenders to Yamashita, 130,000 British are taken prisoner |
| 1944 | Commander | |
| Leyte Appointed Commander of the 14th Area Army in the Philippines |
| 1944 | Siege of Leyte | |
| Leyte Defends Leyte against the Americans |
| 1944 | Siege of Luzon | |
| Luzon Defends Luzon against the Americans |
| 1945 | Execution of Yamashita | |
| 7th Dec Manila Executed for war crimes, 4th anniversary of Pearl Harbour |
| 1945 | Surrender | |
| 2nd Sep Tokyo Bay Surrenders to the Americans after belated news of the Emperor's death reaches him |
| 3rd Sep Baguio Signs the surrender of the Japanese forces in the Philippines |
| 1946 | Death | |
| 7th Dec Manila Death of Tomoyuki Yamashita, executed |
| 1946 | Execution of Yamashita | |
| 7th Dec Manila Death of Tomoyuki Yamashita, executed |
| 1946 | Trial | |
| Nov Manila Put on trial for War crimes in Manilla |
