Masakazu Kawabe Military person

Masakazu Kawabe (河辺 正三, Kawabe Masakazu, 5 December 1886 – 2 March 1965) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He held important commands in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and during World War II in the Burma Campaign and defense of the Japanese homeland late in the war. He was also the elder brother of General Torashirō Kawabe.

Personal facts

Masakazu Kawabe
Alias (AKA)河辺 正三 (Japanese)
Birth dateDecember 05, 1886
Birth place
Toyama Prefecture
Date of deathMarch 02, 1965

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Military person

military operations
Second Sino-Japanese War
military command
*12th Division
*Burma Area Army
*Third Army
service start1907
service end1945

Masakazu Kawabe on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Myanmar.htm