Tadashi Sumiyoshi

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Tadashi Sumiyoshi
February 10, 1893 – March 24, 1976
Place of birth	Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Rank	Major General
Battles/wars	World War II Guadalcanal campaign

In this Japanese name, the family name is Sumiyoshi.

Tadashi Sumiyoshi (住吉 正, Tadashi Sumiyoshi^?) was a Major General and a commander in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Pacific campaign in World War II. During the strategically significant Guadalcanal campaign, Sumiyoshi commanded the 17th Army's artillery units along with two supporting infantry regiments during the Battle for Henderson Field. Surviving the Japanese defeat on Guadalcanal, Sumiyoshi was placed in command of the artillery units in the Eastern Army District, based in Tokyo in September, 1944.^[1]

Contents 1 References 1.1 Books 1.2 Web 1.3 Notes

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• 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. New York: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-151-4. 
• Griffith, Samuel B. (1963). The Battle for Guadalcanal. Champaign, Illinois, USA: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-06891-2. 
• Rottman, Gordon L.; Dr. Duncan Anderson (consultant editor) (2005). Japanese Army in World War II: The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-43. Oxford and New York: Osprey. ISBN 1-84176-870-7. 

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• Ammentorp, Steen. Sumiyoshi Tadashi, Major-General. The Generals of World War II.
• Hough, Frank O.; Ludwig, Verle E., and Shaw, Henry I., Jr.. Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal. History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II. Retrieved on 2006-05-16.
• Shaw, Henry I. (1992). First Offensive: The Marine Campaign For Guadalcanal. Marines in World War II Commemorative Series. Retrieved on 2006-07-25.
• Zimmerman, John L. (1949). The Guadalcanal Campaign. Marines in World War II Historical Monograph. Retrieved on 2006-07-04.

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