, ▁N ish im ura ▁was ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Ind och ina ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁French ▁Ind och ina ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁N ish im ura ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁During ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁N ish im ura ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Independent ▁M ixed ▁Brigade , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Guard ▁Division ▁during ▁the ▁Mal ay an ▁campaign . ▁During ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mu ar , ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Gu ards ▁killed ▁ 1 5 5 ▁Australian ▁and ▁Indian ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁an ▁event ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Par it ▁Sul ong ▁Mass acre . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁Al lied ▁forces ▁in ▁Singapore , ▁N ish im ura ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁half ▁of ▁Singapore ▁Island , ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁So ok ▁Ch ing ▁mass acre ▁took ▁place . ▁ ▁N ish im ura ▁himself ▁was ▁often ▁at ▁odd s ▁with ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁Army , ▁General ▁Tom oy uki ▁Yam ash ita , ▁at ▁times ▁eng aging ▁in ▁conduct ▁that ▁seemed ▁deliber ately ▁ins ult ing . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁his ▁division ▁was ▁denied ▁the ▁Emperor ' s ▁Vict ory ▁C itation , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁Japan ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁From ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁–