Kunio Nakagawa
Kunio Nakagawa | |
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Lt. Colonel Nakagawa (1939-43) | |
| Native name | 中川 州男 |
| Born | 23 January 1898 |
| Died | 24 November 1944 (aged 46) |
| Allegiance | Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Service years | 1918–1944 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general (posthumous) |
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Kunio Nakagawa (中川 州男, Nakagawa Kunio; 23 January 1898 – 24 November 1944) was the commander of Japanese forces which defended the island of Peleliu in the Battle of Peleliu which took place from the 15th of September to the 27th of November,1944. He inflicted heavy losses on attacking U.S. Marines and held Peleliu Island for almost three months. On the evening of the 24th of November, after the battle was lost, he performed seppuku (ritual suicide) in the tradition of Japanese samurai warriors. He was posthumously promoted to lieutenant general.