Shigeru Honjō

Shigeru Honjō
General Shigeru Honjō
Born10 May 1876
DiedNovember 30, 1945(1945-11-30) (aged 69)
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Service years1897–1936
Rank General
Commands10th Division
Kwantung Army
ConflictsRusso-Japanese War
Siberian Intervention
Second Sino-Japanese War
AwardsOrder of the Sacred Treasures (1st class)
Order of the Golden Kite (1st class)
Order of the Rising Sun (1st class)

General Baron Shigeru Honjō (本庄 繁, Honjō Shigeru; 10 May 1876 – 30 November 1945) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army who commanded the Kwantung Army during the invasion of Manchuria. He later served as chief aide-de-camp to the Emperor, but was dismissed due to his apparent sympathy for the rebels in the February 26 incident.