Kesago Nakajima

Kesago Nakajima (中島 今朝吾, Nakajima Kesago, 15 June 1881 – 28 October 1945) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese forces under Nakajima's command committed the 1937 Nanjing Massacre.

Kesago Nakajima
General Kesago Nakajima
Native name
中島 今朝吾
BornJune 15, 1881
Oita prefecture, Japan
DiedOctober 28, 1945(1945-10-28) (aged 64)
Empire of Japan
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Service/branchImperial Japanese Army
Years of service1903 -1939
RankGeneral
Commands heldIJA 16th Division, IJA 4th Army
Battles/wars
  • Russo-Japanese War
  • Second Sino-Japanese War
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