Kenji Hatanaka Military person

Major Kenji Hatanaka (畑中健二, Hatanaka Kenji) (28 March 1923 – 15 August 1945) was a Japanese soldier, who was one of the chief conspirators in the plot to seize the Imperial Palace and to prevent the broadcast of Emperor Hirohito's surrender speech to mark the end of World War II.

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Kenji Hatanaka
Birth dateMarch 28, 1923
Birth place
Japan
Date of deathAugust 15, 1945
Place of death
Japan , Tokyo

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allegianceEmpire of Japan
military operations
World War II
military branch
Imperial Japanese Army

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