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Mitsuru Ushijima | |
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Native name | 牛島 満 |
Born | Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan | July 31, 1887
Died | June 22, 1945 Itoman, Okinawa, Japan | (aged 57)
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1908 – 1945 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | |
Battles/wars | Siberian Intervention Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
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Mitsuru Ushijima (牛島 満, Ushijima Mitsuru, 31 July 1887 – 22 June 1945[1]) was a Japanese general who served during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. He was the commanding general of the 32nd Army, which fought in the Battle of Okinawa during the final stages of the war. Ushijima's troops were defeated, and at the end of the battle he committed suicide.
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