May 15 Incident court-martial

May 15 Incident court-martial

TOKYO, Japan, July 28 Kyodo - The Japanese Imperial Army holds the first hearing for a court-martial of the army officers implicated in an attempted coup called the May 15 Incident at an Army infantry division office in Tokyo on July 25, 1933. The incident was launched by reactionary forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy, supported by cadets in the Army and civilian remnants of the ultranationalist League of Blood on May 15, 1932.

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  • ILEA001577271
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  • 1933/7/25 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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