Tadashi Sumiyoshi
Tadashi Sumiyoshi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 住吉 正 |
| Born | February 10, 1893 Major General |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Tadashi Sumiyoshi (住吉 正, Sumiyoshi Tadashi, February 10, 1893 – March 24, 1976) was a major general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Pacific campaign in World War II.
Biography
Sumiyoshi was born in Kisa, Hiroshima (now part of the city of Miyoshi) and attended military preparatory schools in Hiroshima. He graduated from the 26th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in May 1914. He specialized in artillery operations, and went on to graduate from the 35th class of the Army Staff College in 1923.
After serving in various staff positions at the
In March 1941, Sumiyoshi was promoted to
However, in August 1944, he was recalled to active duty and placed in command of the artillery of the Eastern District Army. He retired again in June 1945.
References
- ISBN 0-394-58875-4.
- Fuller, Richard (1992). Shokan: Hirohito's Samurai. New York: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-151-4.
- Griffith, Samuel B. (1963). The Battle for Guadalcanal. Champaign, Illinois, US: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-06891-2.
- Rottman, Gordon L. (2005). Duncan Anderson (ed.). Japanese Army in World War II: The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-43. Oxford and New York: Osprey. ISBN 1-84176-870-7.
Web
- Ammentorp, Steen. "Sumiyoshi Tadashi, Major-General". The Generals of World War II.
- Hough, Frank O.; Ludwig, Verle E.; Shaw, Henry I. Jr. "Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal". History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II. Retrieved 2006-05-16.
- Shaw, Henry I. (1992). "First Offensive: The Marine Campaign For Guadalcanal". Marines in World War II Commemorative Series. Retrieved 2006-07-25.
- Zimmerman, John L. (1949). "The Guadalcanal Campaign". Marines in World War II Historical Monograph. Retrieved 2006-07-04.
Footnotes
- ^ Fuller, Shokan, p. 200.