Katakura Tadashi (片倉 衷 Katakura Tadashi, 18 May 1898 – 23 July 1991) was a Japanese general who fought in World War Two.[1]
Katakura was a prominent member of the Tōsei-ha faction and as a consequence was a target of the Kōdō-ha faction in the 26 February Incident in 1936, and indeed sustained a head wound at the time.
He was on the staff of the Burma Area Army. He was chief of staff of the Thirty-third Army from 8 April 1944 to 19 June 1944. He was commander of the 202nd Division.
Later life[]
Katakura resigned in December 1945.
In 1989 he appeared as himself (Kwantung Army Officer, 1931) in The Road to War, a television documentary miniseries, narrated by Charles Wheeler.
Katakura died in 1991.
References[]
- ↑ "Katakura Tadashi" (in Japanese). Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus. Kōdansha. http://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%89%87%E5%80%89%E8%A1%B7. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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