Rensuke Isogai
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| 磯谷 廉介 | |
General Rensuke Isogai
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Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation |
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In office February 20, 1942 – December 24, 1944 |
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| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister |
Hideki Tōjō Kuniaki Koiso |
| Preceded by |
Takashi Sakai Masaichi Niimi |
| Succeeded by | Hisakazu Tanaka |
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| Born |
September 3, 1886 Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | June 6, 1967 (aged 80) Japan |
| Alma mater | Army War College |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun |
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| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1904-1939 1942-1944 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 10th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Rensuke Isogai (磯谷 廉介 Isogai Rensuke?, September 3, 1886 – June 6, 1967) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation from February 20, 1942 to December 24, 1944.
A native of Hyōgo Prefecture, Isogai graduated from the 16th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1904. Future generals Seishirō Itagaki and Kenji Doihara were among his classmates. He graduated from the 27th class of the Army War College (Japan) and was known for his fascination with all things Chinese.
In 1928, Isogai was attached to the IJA 3rd Division. He was given command of the IJA 7th Infantry Regiment from 1928–1930, and became Chief of Staff of the IJA 1st Division in 1930.
From 1931-1937, he held a number of staff positions within the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff; however, with the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Isogai volunteered to be a military attaché to China. The position was very short, as he was soon assigned to a combat command as the commander in chief of the IJA 10th Division in China, participating in the Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation and the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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