Sadae Inoue
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General Sadae Inoue
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| Native name | 井上 貞衛 |
| Born |
November 5, 1886 Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | October 26, 1961 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1908 -1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 33rd, 69th, 14th divisions |
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Sadae Inoue (井上 貞衛 Inoue Sadae?, November 5, 1886 – October 26, 1961) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. He commanded the Japanese forces at the Battle of Angaur.
Inoue was born in Kumamoto prefecture as the third son of a local police officer; however, he listed his official residence as Kōchi Prefecture. He attended military preparatory schools and was a graduate of the 20th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1908. He was assigned to the IJA 44th Infantry Regiment, and served during Japan's Siberian Intervention against Bolshevik forces in eastern Russia. With the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Inoue was commander of the IJA 5th Infantry Regiment.
After having risen steadily through the ranks, Inoue was commissioned as a major general in March 1939 and became commander of the IJA 33rd Division. In 1941, he was attached to the headquarters staff of the Taiwan Army of Japan. Inoue was promoted to lieutenant general in 1942, and from 1942–1943, was commanding general of the 69th division, stationed in Shanxi province, China.
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