Kanji Ishiwara Military person

Kanji Ishiwara (石原莞爾, Ishiwara Kanji, 18 January 1889 – 15 August 1949) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. He and Itagaki Seishirō were the men primarily responsible for the Mukden Incident that took place in Manchuria in 1931.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 18, 1889
Birth place	Japan , Shōnai Yamagata
Date of death	August 15, 1949
Place of death	Japan , Tokyo

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allegiance	Empire of Japan
military operations	World War II Second Sino-Japanese War
military branch	Imperial Japanese Army
military command	16th Division (Kyoto) 1939–41 4th Infantry Regiment 1933–35 Chief of Operations Section G-1 1935–37 Fort Maizuru 1938 Head of G-1 General Staff Office 1937
service start	1909
service end	1941