Hisaichi Terauchi Military person

Count Hisaichi Terauchi (寺内 寿一, Terauchi Hisaichi , 8 August 1879 – 12 June 1946) was a Gensui (or Marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army and Commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group during World War II. He was ordered to lead the occupation over Southeast Asia (Singapore and Indonesia).

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Hisaichi Terauchi
Birth dateAugust 08, 1879
Birth place
Japan , Yamaguchi Prefecture
Date of deathJune 12, 1946
Place of death
British Malaya

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allegianceEmpire of Japan
award
Order of the Rising Sun
military operations
Russo-Japanese War
World War II
Second Sino-Japanese War
military branch
Imperial Japanese Army
military command
5th Division
4th Division
Northern China Area Army
Southern Expeditionary Army Group
Taiwan Army of Japan
service start1900
service end1945

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