Hajime Sugiyama (Sujiyama; 1880—September 12, 1945) was a chief of the Japanese General Staff, Inspector-General of military training, minister of war and a Commander-in-Chief of the 1st General Army during World War II. In 1941 Sugiyama confidently told Emperor Hirohito that Japanese operations in the South Pacific would be completed within three months. In 1944 Sugiyama being Field Marshal was replaced as Chief of the Imperial Army General Staff by General Hideki Tojo. Sugiyama commited suicide. 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hirohito (April 29, 1901 – January 7, 1989) was the 124th Emperor of Japan who reigned from 1926 to 1989. ... South Pacific is a musical play with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II that opened on Broadway on April 7, 1949, and ran for more than five years. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo (東條 英機 Tōjō Hideki â–¶(?)) (December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army, political right-wing thinker and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II, from October 18, 1941 to July 22, 1944. ...