Masakazu Kawabe

Masakazu Kawabe
General Masakazu Kawabe
Native name	河辺 正三
Born	(1886-12-05)December 5, 1886 Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Died	March 2, 1965(1965-03-02) (aged 78)
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1907–1945
Rank	General
Commands held	12th Division Third Army Burma Area Army
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War World War II

Masakazu Kawabe (河辺 正三, Kawabe Masakazu, 5 December 1886 – 2 March 1965) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He held important commands in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and during World War II in the Burma Campaign and defense of the Japanese homeland late in the war. He was also the elder brother of General Torashirō Kawabe.