Home Military people Kōtoku Satō Kōtoku Satō Military person Kōtoku Satō (佐藤 幸徳, Satō Kōtoku, March 5, 1893 – February 26, 1959) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Personal facts Birth dateMarch 05, 1893 Birth placeJapan , Yamagata Prefecture Date of deathFebruary 26, 1959 facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Military person military operationsWorld War IISoviet–Japanese border conflicts military commandIJA 31st Division service start1913 service end1945 Topical connections Chūichi NagumoMilitary person Akira MutōMilitary person Akinosuke OkaMilitary person Kōtoku Satō on Wikipedia Kōtoku Satō External resources http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/S/a/Sato_Kotoku.htm