Harukichi Hyakutake

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Harukichi Hyakutake
May 25, 1888 - March 10, 1947[1]

Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake in front of his headquarters at Rabaul, probably in the spring or summer of 1942.
Place of birth Saga Prefecture, Japan[2]
Allegiance Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service 1909 - 1946[3]
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands 18th Infantry Division
17th Army[4]
Battles/wars World War II
o China
o New Guinea
o Guadalcanal
o Solomon Islands[5]

Harukichi Hyakutake (百武晴吉), sometimes referred to as Haruyoshi Hyakutake or Seikichi Hyakutake (May 25, 1888 - March 10, 1947), was a Japanese Imperial Army (IJA) officer who commanded Japanese forces during the Pacific War.

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[edit] Early career

He was commissioned in December, 1909. He attended the Army War College (Japan) in 1921 and was assigned to the Army's General Staff after graduation. From 1925 to 1928, as a lieutenant colonel, he served as the Japanese Resident Officer in Poland. In 1928 he was assigned to the Headquarters of the Kwantung Army in China. As a colonel he worked at the Army's signal school in 1932 then as a section chief in the General Staff until 1935. After commanding the 78th Infantry Regiment for one year, he took over as Superintendent of the Hiroshima Military Prep School in April, 1936 and was promoted to major general in March, 1937. In August, 1937 he became Superintendent of the Signal School. In March, 1939 he took command of the Independent Mixed Brigade and was promoted to lieutenant general in August of the same year. From April, 1940 until May 1942 he was the Inspector General of Signal Training.[6]

[edit] World War II

In May, 1942 he was assigned command of the 17th Army, headquartered at Rabaul in the Southwest Pacific. His command was subsequently involved in the New Guinea, Guadalcanal, and Solomon Islands campaigns.[7] After the Eighth Area Army under General Hitoshi Imamura took over operations in the theater, Hyakutake directed Japanese army units solely in the Solomons, primarily on Bougainville.[8] He suffered a stroke during the Bougainville campaign in 1944 and was relieved of his duties.[9] He returned to Japan in February 1946 and died on March 10, 1947.[10]

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Smith, Bloody Ridge, p. 230.
  2. ^ Smith, Bloody Ridge, p. 25.
  3. ^ Smith, Bloody Ridge, p. 25.
  4. ^ Smith, Bloody Ridge, p. 25.
  5. ^ Smith, Bloody Ridge, p. 25.
  6. ^ Hayashi, Kogun, p. 224-225.
  7. ^ Smith, Bloody Ridge, p. 25.
  8. ^ Hayashi, Kogun, p. 224-225.
  9. ^ Gailey, Bougainville.
  10. ^ Smith, Bloody Ridge, p. 230 and Hayashi, Kogun, p. 224-225.

[edit] Books

  • Frank, Richard (1990). Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-394-58875-4. 
  • Fuller, Richard (1992). Shokan: Hirohito's Samurai. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1854091514. 
  • Gailey, Harry A. (1991). Bougainville, 1943-1945: The Forgotten Campaign. Lexington, Kentucky, USA: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-9047-9. - neutral review of this book here:[1]
  • Hayashi, Saburo (1959). Kogun: The Japanese Army in the Pacific War. Marine Corps. Association. ASIN B000ID3YRK. 
  • Smith, Michael T. (2000). Bloody Ridge: The Battle That Saved Guadalcanal. New York: Pocket. ISBN 0-7434-6321-8. 

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