Moritake Tanabe
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Japanese general Moritake Tanabe
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| Born | February 26, 1889 Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | July 10, 1949 (aged 60) Medan, Netherlands East Indies |
| Allegiance |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1910 - 1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
41st Infantry Division 25th Army |
| Battles/wars |
Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Moritake Tanabe (田辺 盛武 Tanabe Moritake?, 26 February 1889 – 10 July 1949) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, commanding the IJA 25th Army from April 1943 until the surrender of Japan. He was the brother-in-law of General Hitoshi Imamura
A native of Ishikawa prefecture, Tanabe graduated from the 22nd class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1910 and from the 30th class of the Army Staff College in 1918. His classmates at the Army Staff College included Kanji Ishiwara and Korechika Anami.
After serving as instructor at the Toyama Army Infantry School from 1933–1934, Tanabe served as Chief of the Economic Mobilization Section in the Ministry of War. He returned to the field to command the IJA 34th Infantry Regiment from 1936–37, before returning to the Toyama Army Infantry School as its Commandant.
With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Tanabe was appointed Chief of Staff of the IJA 10th Army. He served as commandant of the Tank School in 1938, and returned to the field as commander of the IJA 41st Division in 1939 and as Chief of Staff of the Japanese Northern China Area Army in 1941.
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