Norihide Abe

Norihide Abe
Native name
阿部規秀
Born(1887-09-08)September 8, 1887
DiedSeptember 15, 1939(1939-09-15) (aged 52)
Buried
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Service years1907 - 1939
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands2nd Independent Mixed Brigade,

1st Brigade

32nd Infantry Regiment
ConflictsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Awards Order of the Golden Kite 3rd Class
Order of the Rising Sun1st Class

Norihide Abe (阿部 規秀, Abe Norihide; September 8, 1887 – November 7, 1939) was a career officer and Lieutenant General in the Imperial Japanese Army who was the highest-ranking Japanese officer killed in combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War.