Homma Masaharu vs Vice Admiral Kohli

Homma Masaharu commanded the Japanese 14th Army in the invasion of the Philippines, defeating American and Filipino forces. He captured Manila in January 1942 and forced the surrender of Allied troops on Bataan in April 1942, leading to the Bataan Death March.

After the surrender of Bataan, Homma's forces forced approximately 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war to march 65 miles to prison camps. The march resulted in thousands of deaths due to brutality, starvation, and disease, becoming a major war crime.

Homma Masaharu was tried by a U.S. military commission in Manila and found guilty of war crimes for the Bataan Death March. He was sentenced to death and executed by firing squad on April 3, 1946, despite arguments that he lacked control over his troops.

Vice Admiral Kohli was commissioned into the Royal Indian Navy. He served on various ships and rose through the ranks, specializing in naval operations.

Kohli was appointed as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command in 1970. He was responsible for the Indian Navy's western fleet during the 1971 war.

Under Kohli's command, the Western Naval Command launched Operation Trident on December 4-5, 1971, attacking Karachi harbor. The operation sank two Pakistani warships and damaged oil facilities, with no Indian losses.

Kohli oversaw Operation Python on December 8-9, 1971, a follow-up naval strike on Karachi. Indian missile boats attacked Pakistani shipping and port facilities, further crippling the Pakistani Navy.

Kohli retired from the Indian Navy in 1976. He later served as the Chairman of the Shipping Corporation of India and as a member of the Union Public Service Commission.