Kesao Kijima
Kesao Kijima | |
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Major General K. Kijima handing his sword to Captain W. Davies Aboard | |
| Born | 20 November 1889 Nagano prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 10 February 1965 (aged 75) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Service years | 1911–1945 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | IJA 17th Infantry Brigade IJA 38th Independent Mixed Brigade |
| Conflicts | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Kesao Kijima (木島 袈裟雄, Kijima Kesao; 20 November 1889 – 10 February 1965) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces on Bougainville of 1945 in the closing months of the war.