Takeshi Mori (commander)

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Takeshi Mori
BornApril 25, 1894
Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
DiedAugust 15, 1945(1945-08-15) (aged 51)
Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Service years1916–1945
Rank Lieutenant General
CommandsFirst Imperial Guards Division
ConflictsSecond Sino-Japanese War
World War II

Takeshi Mori (森 赳, Mori Takeshi; 25 April 1894 – 15 August 1945) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He commanded the First Imperial Guards Division at the very end of World War II, and was killed by Major Kenji Hatanaka during the Kyūjō Incident.

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