Shigeru Katagiri | |
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Born | 18 March 1892 Kagawa prefecture, Japan |
Died | 28 April 1944 Wewak, Territory of New Guinea | (aged 52)
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1913–1944 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | IJA 1st Cavalry Brigade IJA 20th Infantry Division |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Shigeru Katagiri (片桐 茂, Katagiri Shigeru, 18 March 1892 – 28 April 1944) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces on New Guinea until his death.[1]
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