Kesao Kijima
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Kesao Kijima (木島 袈裟雄, Kijima Kesao, 20 November 1889 – 10 February 1965) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces on Bougainville of 1945 in the closing months of the war.[1]
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Born | 20 November 1889 Nagano prefecture, Japan |
Died | 10 February 1965(1965-02-10) (aged 75) |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1911–1945 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands held | IJA 17th Infantry Brigade IJA 38th Independent Mixed Brigade |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
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