Kōtarō Nakamura (中村 孝太郎, Nakamura Kōtarō, 28 August 1881 – 29 August 1947) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and very briefly Army Minister in the 1930s.
After his promotion to lieutenant colonel, Nakamura was assigned command of the IJA 67th Infantry Regiment from 1922 to 1923. He returned to the General Staff from 1923 to 1927. In 1927, Nakamura was promoted to major general and commanded the IJA 39th Infantry Brigade. From 1929 to 1930, he was the Chief of Staff of the Chosen Army in Korea.[1]
Nakamura served as Chief of the Personnel Bureau in the General Staff from 1930 to 1932. He returned to the field as the commander of the Japanese China Garrison Army in 1932, and was shortly thereafter promoted to lieutenant general. In 1934, Nakamura became commander of the 8th Army. He was recalled to Tokyo in December 1935 to serve as Deputy Inspector-General of Military Training.
Afterwards, Nakamura was appointed commander of the Eastern District Army, and was promoted to full general in 1938. Nakamura then became commander of the Chosen Army from 1938 to 1941.
From 1941 until his retirement due to poor health in 1943, Nakamura served as a member of the Supreme War Council. Nakamura died shortly after the end of World War II on 29 August 1947.
ReferencesEdit
BooksEdit
Harries, Meirion (1994). Soldiers of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army. Random House. ISBN0-679-75303-6.
External linksEdit
Ammenthorp, Steen. "Nakamura Kotaro". The Generals of World War II.
Wendel, Marcus. "Army Ministers of State". Axis History Factbook.
kōtarō, nakamura, 中村, 孝太郎, nakamura, kōtarō, august, 1881, august, 1947, general, imperial, japanese, army, very, briefly, army, minister, 1930s, 中村, 孝太郎general, minister, japanese, empirein, office, february, 1937, february, 1937monarchshōwaprime, ministersen. Kōtarō Nakamura 中村 孝太郎 Nakamura Kōtarō 28 August 1881 29 August 1947 was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and very briefly Army Minister in the 1930s Kōtarō Nakamura中村 孝太郎General Kōtarō NakamuraMinister of War of the Japanese EmpireIn office 2 February 1937 9 February 1937MonarchShōwaPrime MinisterSenjurō HayashiPreceded byHisaichi TerauchiSucceeded byHajime SugiyamaPersonal detailsBorn 1881 08 28 28 August 1881Ishikawa prefecture JapanDied29 August 1947 1947 08 29 aged 66 Military serviceAllegiance Empire of JapanBranch service Imperial Japanese ArmyYears of service1901 1943RankGeneralCommandsChina Garrison Army Japanese Korean Army Contents 1 Biography 2 References 2 1 Books 3 External links 4 NotesBiography EditNakamura was a native of Ishikawa Prefecture He was educated in military preparatory schools from early youth and graduated from the 13th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1901 and from the 21st class of the Army Staff College in 1909 where his classmates included Hisaichi Terauchi and Yoshijirō Umezu Nakamura served in various administrative and staff positions within the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff for almost his entire career He was sent as a military attache to Sweden from 1920 to 1921 After his promotion to lieutenant colonel Nakamura was assigned command of the IJA 67th Infantry Regiment from 1922 to 1923 He returned to the General Staff from 1923 to 1927 In 1927 Nakamura was promoted to major general and commanded the IJA 39th Infantry Brigade From 1929 to 1930 he was the Chief of Staff of the Chosen Army in Korea 1 Nakamura served as Chief of the Personnel Bureau in the General Staff from 1930 to 1932 He returned to the field as the commander of the Japanese China Garrison Army in 1932 and was shortly thereafter promoted to lieutenant general In 1934 Nakamura became commander of the 8th Army He was recalled to Tokyo in December 1935 to serve as Deputy Inspector General of Military Training From 2 to 7 February 1937 Nakamura became Army Minister for a brief seven day stint under Prime Minister Senjurō Hayashi Afterwards Nakamura was appointed commander of the Eastern District Army and was promoted to full general in 1938 Nakamura then became commander of the Chosen Army from 1938 to 1941 From 1941 until his retirement due to poor health in 1943 Nakamura served as a member of the Supreme War Council Nakamura died shortly after the end of World War II on 29 August 1947 References EditBooks Edit Harries Meirion 1994 Soldiers of the Sun The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army Random House ISBN 0 679 75303 6 External links EditAmmenthorp Steen Nakamura Kotaro The Generals of World War II Wendel Marcus Army Ministers of State Axis History Factbook Notes Edit Ammenthorp The Generals of World War II Political officesPreceded byHisaichi Terauchi Army Minister2 February 1937 9 February 1937 Succeeded byHajime SugiyamaMilitary officesPreceded byShizuichi Tanaka Commander Eastern District ArmyDecember 1941 May 1943 Succeeded byKenji DoiharaPreceded byKuniaki Koiso Commander IJA Chosen ArmyJuly 1938 July 1941 Succeeded bySeishirō ItagakiPreceded byKohei Kashii Commander IJA China Garrison ArmyFebruary 1932 March 1934 Succeeded byYoshijirō Umezu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kōtarō Nakamura amp oldid 1075769880, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
