Heisuke Yanagawa
| Heisuke Yanagawa | |
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General Heisuke Yanagawa
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| Native name | 柳川 平助 |
| Born |
October 2, 1879 Nagasaki prefecture, Japan |
| Died | January 22, 1945 (aged 65) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1900 -1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | IJA 1st Division, Taiwan Army, IJA 10th Army |
| Battles/wars | |
| Other work | Minister of Justice |
Heisuke Yanagawa (柳川 平助 Yanagawa Heisuke?, 2 October 1879 – 22 January 1945) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.
Born in what is now part of Nagasaki city, Nagasaki prefecture, Yanagawa was raised in Ōita Prefecture by his adoptive parents. He graduated from the 12th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1900, and served in combat during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. He graduated from the 24th class of the Army Staff College in 1912. After serving as an instructor in the Army Cavalry School, he was appointed a military attaché to China and served as an instructor at the Beijing Army College in 1918. He later traveled to Europe as part of Japan’s delegation to the Versailles Peace Treaty negotiations, and from 1920-1923 was a member of Japan’s delegation to the League of Nations.
Around this time, he became involved in internal politics within the Japanese Army, and joined the Kodaha Faction, led by Sadao Araki, Jinsaburo Mazaki and Hideyoshi Obata.
From 1923-1925, Yanagawa was a cavalry officer, and rose steadily through the ranks from commanding the IJA 20th Cavalry Regiment in 1923, the IJA 1st Cavalry Brigade by 1927, the Cavalry School from 1929, to Inspector-General of Cavalry in 1930. He was promoted to lieutenant general in December 1931.
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