Isamu Chō Military person

Isamu Chō (長 勇, Chō Isamu, 19 January 1895 – 22 June 1945) was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army known for his support of ultranationalist politics and involvement in a number of attempted military and right-wing coup d'états in pre-World War II Japan.

Personal facts

Isamu Chō
Birth dateJanuary 19, 1895
Birth place
Fukuoka Prefecture , Empire of Japan
Date of deathJune 22, 1945
Place of death
Okinawa Prefecture , Empire of Japan

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Military person

allegianceEmpire of Japan
military operations
World War II
Second Sino-Japanese War
military branch
Imperial Japanese Army
military command10th Infantry Division
service start1916
service end1945

Isamu Chō on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/index.htm
  2. http://www.generals.dk/general/Cho/Isamu/Japan.html
  3. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,852302,00.html