Toshinari Maeda Military person

Marquis Toshinari Maeda (前田利為侯爵, Maeda Toshinari Kōshaku, 5 June 1885 – 5 September 1942), was a Japanese general and the first commander of the Japanese forces in northern Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Labuan, and North Borneo) in World War II.

Personal facts

Toshinari Maeda
Birth dateJune 05, 1885
Birth place
Japan , Tokyo
Date of deathSeptember 05, 1942
Place of death
Labuan , Malaysia

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Military person

allegianceEmpire of Japan
award
Order of the Rising Sun
military operations
Pacific War
military branch
Imperial Japanese Army
military commandIJA 8th Division
military unit
Imperial Guard
service start1905
service end1942

Toshinari Maeda on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.generals.dk/general/Maeda/Toshinari/Japan.html