Shizuichi Tanaka

Shizuichi Tanaka
Shizuichi Tanaka
田中静壱
	General Shizuichi Tanaka as a lieutenant-general
Japanese Military Governor of the Philippines
	In office; 8 June 1942 – 28 May 1943
Monarch	Emperor Hirohito
Preceded by	Masaharu Homma
Succeeded by	Shigenori Kuroda
Personal details
Born	1 October 1887; Tatsuno, Hyōgo, Japanese Empire
Died	24 August 1945 (aged 57); Tokyo, Japan
Awards	Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class; Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st class; Order of the Golden Kite 3rd class; Order of the Crown of Thailand 3rd class
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1907–1945
Rank	General
Unit	10th Infantry Regiment
Commands	13th Division; Fourteenth Army; Eastern District Army; Twelfth Area Army
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War; World War II Kyūjō incident;

Shizuichi Tanaka (田中静壱, Tanaka Shizuichi, 1 October 1887 – 24 August 1945) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Japanese Military Governor of the Philippines during World War II.