Torashirō Kawabe
Torashirō Kawabe | |
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Lieutenant General | |
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| Other work | Deputy Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff |
Torashirō Kawabe (河辺 虎四郎, Kawabe Torashirō, 25 September 1890 – 25 June 1960) was a general and Deputy Chief of Staff of the
Biography
Born in
Assigned as resident staff officer in
After promotion to major general in 1938, Kawabe was again posted overseas as a military attaché, this time to Berlin, Germany and to Budapest, Hungary for two years. He was recalled to Japan shortly before Japan's entry into World War II. In early 1941, he was assigned to the General Defense Command. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 1941 and head of the Inspectorate General of Aviation. In 1943, he was given command of the IJA 2nd Air Force, but returned to staff assignments in 1944.
Kawabe was appointed Deputy Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff in April 1945, in which capacity he headed the Japanese delegation to Manila for negotiations with General Douglas MacArthur regarding Japan's surrender.
References
Books
- Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992). Encyclopedia of Military Biography. I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 1-85043-569-3.
- Frank, Richard B. (1999). Downfall: the End of the Imperial Japanese Empire. Penguin, non-classics. ISBN 0-14-100146-1.
- Hayashi, Saburo; Cox, Alvin D (1959). Kogun: The Japanese Army in the Pacific War. Quantico, VA: The Marine Corps Association.
Notes
External links
- Ammenthorp, Steen. "Kawabe, Torashiro". The Generals of World War II.
- Budge, Kent. "Kawabe, Torashiro". Pacific War Online Encyclopedia.
- Works by or about Torashirō Kawabe at Internet Archive
