Hisao Tani
| Lieutenant General Tani Hisao | |
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Lieutenant General Tani Hisao
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| Nickname(s) | Tiger of Kyushu |
| Born | 22 December 1882 Okayama, Japan |
| Died | 26 April 1947 (aged 64) Nanjing, China |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1903–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War, Second Sino-Japanese War, Pacific War |
Hisao Tani (谷 寿夫 Tani Hisao?, 22 December 1882 – 26 April 1947) was a Lieutenant General in the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War, and was implicated in the Nanjing Massacre.
Tani, a native of Okayama Prefecture, graduated from the 15th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1903, and from the 24th class of the Army War College. He saw service as a second lieutenant in the Imperial Guard's infantry regiment during the Russo–Japanese War. Subsequently, he was posted to Great Britain as a military attaché from 1915–18, during which time he was an official observer for the Japanese government on the combat situation on the Western Front in World War I. After his return to Japan, from 1922–24, he was attached to 6th Regiment/IJA 3rd Division.
In 1924, he became an instructor at the Army War College, and his texts on strategy and tactics during the Russo–Japanese War became required reading. From 1929–32, Tani was assigned to various posts in the Imperial General Staff, and in 1932 when was made Chairman of Military Investigation. In 1933 he took command of the 2nd Imperial Guards Brigade, and in 1934, Commandant of the Tokyo Bay Fortress, and in 1935 Command of the 9th Depot Division.
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