Hisakazu Tanaka
Japanese officer and war criminal (1889-1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hisakazu Tanaka (田中 久一, Tanaka Hisakazu, 16 March 1889 – 27 March 1947) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and governor of Japanese-occupied Hong Kong in World War II. His name is occasionally transliterated "Tanaka Hisaichi".[1]
Quick Facts Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation, Monarch ...
Hisakazu Tanaka | |
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Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation | |
In office 1 February 1945 – 16 August 1945 | |
Monarch | Shōwa |
Prime Minister | Kuniaki Koiso Kantarō Suzuki |
Preceded by | Rensuke Isogai |
Succeeded by | Sir Franklin Charles Gimson (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1889-03-16)16 March 1889 Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
Died | 27 March 1947(1947-03-27) (aged 58) Canton, Republic of China |
Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
Alma mater | Army War College |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1910–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | 21st Infantry Division 23rd Army |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
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