Shizuichi Tanaka
| Shizuichi Tanaka | |
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General Shizuichi Tanaka in a Showa 5 type or M90 uniform and bearing the epaulette of lieutenant-general. Thus, this photo was likely taken between July 1938 and Sep 1943
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| Japanese Military Governor of the Philippines | |
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In office June 8, 1942 – May 28, 1943 |
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| Monarch | Emperor Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Masaharu Homma |
| Succeeded by | Shigenori Kuroda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1887 Tatsuno, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Died | August 24, 1945 (aged 57) Tokyo, Japan |
| Awards |
Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st class Order of the Golden Kite |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1905 - 1945 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands |
13th Division Eastern District Army Twelfth Area Army |
| Battles/wars | |
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
Shizuichi Tanaka (田中 静壱 Tanaka Shizuichi?, 1 October 1887 – 24 August 1945) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, who, at the end of World War II, was commander of the Eastern District Army, which covered the Tokyo-Yokohama area.
A native of Hyōgo prefecture, Tanaka graduated from the 19th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and 28th class of the Army Staff College. He then went on to earn a degree in English literature at Oxford University where he studied the works of William Shakespeare. He led the Japanese troops in London's victory parade at the end of World War I.
From 1930-1932, he was commander of the IJA 2nd Infantry Regiment. Tanaka was subsequently posted as a military attaché to Washington D.C., where he met Douglas MacArthur while MacArthur was Chief of Staff of the United States Army. As a result of his long service in the United States and United Kingdom, and his openly pro-western sentiments he was passed over for promotions as Japan militarized. From 1934-1935, Tanaka was Chief of Staff of the IJA 4th Division.
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