Saburō Aizawa
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| Native name | 相沢 三郎 |
| Born | September 6, 1889 Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | July 3, 1936 (aged 46) Yoyogi, Tokyo, Empire of Japan |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Allegiance |  Lieutenant Colonel |
Saburō Aizawa (
military officer of the Imperial Japanese Army who assassinated Tetsuzan Nagata in the Aizawa Incident
in August 1935. Aizawa was later court-martialed and executed for this murder.
Biography
Saburō Aizawa was born on 6 September 1889 in
lieutenant-colonel
by the early 1930s.
Aizawa was a staunch supporter of the Japanese Taiwan. In July 1935, Nagata's political manoeuvres led to the forced retirement of Jinzaburō Masaki, the Inspector-General of Military Training, who was a leading member of Kōdōha and Aizawa's friend.
Aizawa Incident
On 12 August 1935, Aizawa assassinated Nagata for reputedly putting the Army "in the paws of high finance" and in retaliation for Masaki's forced retirement, which became known as the Aizawa Incident. Aizawa entered Nagata's office in
IJA 1st Division
.
See also
- March Incident
- Imperial Colors Incident
Notes
- ^ Schoppa, R. Keith: East Asia: Identities and Change in the Modern World, Page 248. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008.
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