Akinosuke Oka
| Akinosuke Oka | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1890 Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | February 2, 1943 (aged 52) Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands |
| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan
|
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Rank |
 Major General (posthumous) |
| Commands held | 124th Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
Akinosuke Oka (岡 明之助 Oka Akinosuke, July 5, 1890 – February 2, 1943) was a colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army and a commander of Japanese troops during the strategically significant Guadalcanal campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He was posthumously promoted to major general.
Oka was a native of Wakayama Prefecture and a graduate of the 24th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. As a lieutenant, he served in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) 7th Infantry Regiment, followed by the IJA 77th Infantry Regiment. In 1924, he received specialized training in armored warfare, but remained in the infantry all of his career. He was promoted to major in 1930, lieutenant colonel in 1935 and colonel in March 1939.
In June 1939, Oka became commander of the 4th sector of the 8th Border Patrol Force under the Kwantung Army guarding the Manchukuo border against the Soviet Union. In June 1940, he was assigned command of the IJA 124th Infantry Regiment, which participated in combat operations in the Second Sino-Japanese War. He was then scouted by General Kiyotake Kawaguchi for the proposed invasion of Port Moresby in New Guinea and reassigned to the southwest Pacific front in 1942, landing on Guadalcanal together with the forces commanded by Colonel Kiyonao Ichiki.
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