Masao Nakamura
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| Masao Nakamura | |
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| d. 25 December 1939 | |
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| Place of birth | Ishikawa prefecture, Japan |
| Place of death | Guangxi Province China |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1913 -1939 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War |
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Nakamura.
Masao Nakamura (中村正雄 Nakajima Masao?) (15 May 1892 - 25 December 1939) was a major general in the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
A native of Ishikawa prefecture, Nakamura graduated from the 25th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1913 and from the 32nd class of the Army Staff College in 1920. He was assigned as a military attaché to France in 1924 to 1927 and later served as resident officer in Italy from 1933-1934.
From 1936-1938 Nakajima served as Chief of Staff of the IJA 12th Division. [1] He was promoted to major general in 1939, and was commanding the IJA 12th Infantry Brigade of the 5th Division during the Battle of South Guangxi in 1939. During the battle, his brigade mauled and Nakajima was killed in action at the Battle of Kunlun Pass. [2] He was posthumously promoted to lieutenant general.
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[edit] References
[edit] Books
- Dorn, Frank (1974). The Sino-Japanese War, 1937-41: From Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor. MacMillan.. ISBN: 0025322001.
[edit] External links
- Ammenthorp, Steen. Nakamura, Masao. The Generals of World War II.
