Kiyotaki Kawaguchi
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| Kiyotaki Kawaguchi | |
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| December 3, 1892 - May 16, 1961 | |
 Japanese Major General Kiyotaki Kawaguchi (seated center) photographed with his 35th Infantry Brigade staff in Palau in 1942. |
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| Place of birth | Kochi prefecture, Japan |
| Allegiance | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | World War II oBattle of the Philippines (1941-42) oGuadalcanal campaign oBattle of Edson's Ridge |
Kiyotaki Kawaguchi, December 3, 1892 - May 16, 1961, was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. As commander of Army forces on Cebu after the invasion of the Phillipines in 1942, Kawaguchi objected to the "revenge killings" of senior Philippine government officials by Japanese authorities. He argued that, "shooting defeated opponents in cold blood was a violation of the true Bushido."[1] Later, he commanded the 35th Infantry Brigade, that, along with other attached units, was landed on Guadalcanal in August and September, 1942 in response to the Allied landings on the island. In the resulting Battle of Edson's Ridge on September 13, 1942, Kawaguchi's forces were defeated with heavy losses and forced to retreat from the battlefield. Kawaguchi was subsequently relieved of command during the Japanese preparations for another attack in October, 1942.
[edit] References
- Frank, Richard (1990). Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-394-58875-4.
- Harries, Meirion, Susie Harries (1994). Soldiers of the Sun : The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-679-75303-6.
- Smith, Michael T. (2000). Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal. New York: Pocket. ISBN 0743463218.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Harries, Soldiers of the Sun, p. 338.
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