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Shizuo Yokoyama (横山 静雄, Yokoyama Shizuo, 1 December 1890 – 6 January 1961) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II, who is noted for his role in the Battle of Manila during the final days of World War II.
The Shimbu Group under Gen. Shizuo Yokoyama fortified their positions east of Manila in the Sierra Madre mountain range - practically controlling Ipo Dam, Wawa Dam, and its surrounding areas. The result was a seesaw battle, and the longest continuous combat engagement in the Southwest Pacific Theater from February 28 to May 30, 1945.
Bivouacked across the San Juan River were some 8,000–10,000 Japanese troops of the 8th "Tiger" Division, commanded by Lieutenant general Shizuo Yokoyama.: 38, 40 Guerrilla connection. The various Filipino guerrilla groups operating in the vicinity of Los Baños played a key role that led to the successful liberation of the camp.
El comandante de esta escuadra, el teniente general Shizuo Yokoyama, ordenó a unos 30 000 de estos soldados se atrincheraran en el noroeste de Manila, ya que esperaba el avance estadounidense desde allí.
Learn how General Shizuo Yokoyama led the Shimbu Group to defend the Ipo Dam and the Angat River against the U.S. XIV Corps in February 1945. The article describes the strategic importance of the dam, the battle plans and tactics, and the casualties and outcomes of the campaign.
Yamashita’s command was subdivided into several “groups,” with the Shimbu Group under Lieutenant General Shizuo Yokoyama responsible for Manila. Yamashita wished to pull all his forces into a mountainous stronghold in Northern Luzon, so he ordered Yokoyama to conduct an orderly evacuation from Manila and not defend it.
9 de feb. de 2012 · Commanded by General Tomoyuki Yamashita, Lieutenant General Shizuo Yokoyama ordered the Japanese army forces to evacuate from Manila to Northern Luzon. Yokoyama was responsible for Manila, including Japanese naval forces in the area.
