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Takeo Imai
Major General
Takeo
Imai
was a
Japanese soldier
, and Vice-Chief of the
General Staff
of the
China Expeditionary Army
.
During the
Bataan Death March
he freed
prisoners
as the
orders
violated
his
Bushido
code
.
In this role he
met
with Chinese
officers
at
Chichiang
to
negotiate
surrender
.
He
retired
in
1947
.