Shigeru Katagiri

Shigeru Katagiri
Born18 March 1892
Kagawa prefecture, Japan
Died28 April 1944(1944-04-28) (aged 52)
Wewak, Territory of New Guinea
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Service years1913–1944
RankLieutenant General
CommandsIJA 1st Cavalry Brigade
IJA 20th Infantry Division
ConflictsSecond Sino-Japanese War
World War II

Shigeru Katagiri (片桐 茂, Katagiri Shigeru; 18 March 1892 – 28 April 1944) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces on New Guinea until his death.

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