Shiro Makino Explained
was a Japanese general, who commanded the 16th Division in the Battle of Leyte. He killed himself after the battle, with only 620 men of the division surviving.[1]
Notes and References
- Keegan, John and Andrew Wheatcroft. Who's Who in Military History: From 1453 to the present day. New York: William Morrow & Co. Inc., 1976.