Kanichiro Tashiro
| Kanichirō Tashiro | |
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General Kanichirō Tashiro
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| Born |
September 1, 1881 Saga prefecture, Japan |
| Died | July 16, 1937 (aged 55) Tianjin, China |
| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1903 - 1937 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
11th Infantry Division Japanese China Garrison Army |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War |
Kanichirō Tashiro (田代 皖一郎 Tashiro Kan'ichirō?, 1 October 1881 – 16 July 1937) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army at the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
A native of Saga prefecture, Tashiro graduated from the 15th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1903 and the 25th class of the Army War College (Japan) in 1913. He was on the staff of the Japanese delegation to the Washington Disarmament Conference in 1921. On his return to Japan, he served in a number of staff positions within the Imperial Army General Staff Office, including a stint from 1923-1924 when he was stationed in Hankou, China. Promoted to colonel in the infantry in 1924, he was given command of the IJA 30th Infantry Regiment.
Tashiro became Vice Chief of the 5th Section (Asian Intelligence), 2nd Bureau within the General Staff in 1926, and was promoted to major general in 1930, when he was given command of the IJA 27th Infantry Brigade.
He was the Chief of Staff of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army in the 1932 First Shanghai Incident. From 1933-1934, he served as commander of the Kempeitai within the Kwantung Army in Manchuria, and provost marshal from 1934-1935.
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