Hisakazu Tanaka
Hisakazu Tanaka | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation | |
| In office 1 February 1945 – 16 August 1945 | |
| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Kuniaki Koiso Kantarō Suzuki |
| Preceded by | Rensuke Isogai |
| Succeeded by | Sir Franklin Charles Gimson (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hisakazu Koganei 16 March 1889 Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 27 March 1947 (aged 58) |
| Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
| Alma mater | Army War College |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Service years | 1910–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 21st Infantry Division 23rd Army |
| Conflicts | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
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Hisakazu Tanaka (田中 久一, Tanaka Hisakazu; 16 March 1889 – 27 March 1947)(né Koganei) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and governor of Japanese-occupied Hong Kong in World War II. His given name is occasionally transliterated "Hisaichi".