Heisuke Abe

Heisuke Abe
Native name	阿部 平輔 / あべ へいすけ
Born	December 18, 1886 Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Died	June 11, 1943(1943-06-11) (aged 56) Wewak, Territory of New Guinea
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1909–1943
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	41st Division
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Order of the Golden Kite 3rd Class

Lieutenant General Heisuke Abe (阿部 平輔, Abe Heisuke, December 18, 1886 – June 11, 1943) was a senior officer in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the Commandant of Cadets at the Komamoto Army Training School between 1934 and 1936, before being posted as the Commanding Officer Noncommissioned Officer Candidates Kwantung Army. He was the Commanding Officer of the 20th Depot Division when war broke out and was the Commanding Officer of the 41st Division in New Guinea in 1942. He died of illness, presumed^{[according to whom?]} to be Dracunculiasis at Wewak in September 1943.^[1][2]