With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, he was assigned briefly to be commander of the IJA 45th Infantry Regiment, but soon returned to a staff position as Chief of the 1st Section (and later Chief of the 1st Bureau) of the powerful Inspectorate General of Military Training.[2]
Masatane Kanda (left seated) surrenders Japanese forces on Bougainville to Allied commanders on September 8, 1945
After the war, Kanda was tried and convicted of war crimes by the Allies, sentenced to 14 years imprisonment, and began his sentence in 1948. He served four years in prison, and was released in 1952. He died in 1983.[3]
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masatane, kanda, 神田, 正種, kanda, masatane, april, 1890, january, 1983, lieutenant, general, imperial, japanese, army, during, world, general, bornapril, 1890aichi, prefecture, japandiedjanuary, 1983, 1983, aged, allegiance, empire, japanservice, branch, imperia. Masatane Kanda 神田 正種 Kanda Masatane April 24 1890 January 15 1983 was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II Masatane KandaGeneral Masatane KandaBornApril 24 1890Aichi Prefecture JapanDiedJanuary 15 1983 1983 01 15 aged 92 Allegiance Empire of JapanService wbr branch Imperial Japanese ArmyYears of service1911 1945RankLieutenant GeneralCommands held6th Division17th ArmyBattles warsWorld War II Bougainville campaignAwardsOrder of the Sacred Treasures 1st class Contents 1 Biography 2 References 2 1 Notes 2 2 Books 3 External linksBiography EditA native of Aichi Prefecture Kanda graduated from the 23rd class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1911 and was assigned to the Kwantung Army and based out of the South Manchurian Railway office in Harbin in his early career He graduated from the 31st class of the Army Staff College in 1934 From 1934 1936 he was assigned as military attache to Turkey On his return to Japan he served for a year as an instructor at the Army War College before being reassigned to serve as Chief of the 4th Section of the 2nd Bureau of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff where he was despite his fluency in the Russian language in charge of collecting and analyzing military intelligence reports from Europe and North America 1 With the outbreak of the Second Sino Japanese War in 1937 he was assigned briefly to be commander of the IJA 45th Infantry Regiment but soon returned to a staff position as Chief of the 1st Section and later Chief of the 1st Bureau of the powerful Inspectorate General of Military Training 2 In 1941 he was promoted to Lieutenant general and commander of the IJA 6th Division which was initially assigned to China and fought at the Third Battle of Changsha The division was later transferred to the Solomon Islands from 1943 1945 He was second in command of the IJA 17th Army under General Harukichi Hyakutake during the initial period of the Bougainville campaign and as lieutenant general later took command of the 17th Army after Hyakutake suffered a stroke in 1945 Kanda surrendered Japanese forces on Bougainville to Allied commanders on 8 September 1945 nbsp Masatane Kanda left seated surrenders Japanese forces on Bougainville to Allied commanders on September 8 1945After the war Kanda was tried and convicted of war crimes by the Allies sentenced to 14 years imprisonment and began his sentence in 1948 He served four years in prison and was released in 1952 He died in 1983 3 References EditNotes Edit This article has an unclear citation style The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Budge The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia Ammenthorp The Generals of World War II Fuller Shokan Hirohito s Samurai Books Edit Fuller Richard 1992 Shokan Hirohito s Samurai London Arms and Armour Press ISBN 1 85409 151 4 Gailey Harry A 1991 Bougainville 1943 1945 The Forgotten Campaign Lexington Kentucky USA University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0 8131 9047 9 Hayashi Saburo 1959 Kogun The Japanese Army in the Pacific War Marine Corps Association ASIN B000ID3YRK Long Gavin 1963 Volume VII The Final Campaigns Australia in the War of 1939 1945 Canberra Australian War Memorial Archived from the original on 2006 08 27 Retrieved 2006 11 02 Rottman Gordon L 2005 Duncan Anderson ed Japanese Army in World War II The South Pacific and New Guinea 1942 43 Oxford and New York Osprey ISBN 1 84176 870 7 External links EditAmmentorp Steen Kanda Masatane Lieutenant General 1890 1983 Australian Department of Veteran s Affairs In the Shadows Bougainville Archived from the original on 2006 09 25 Retrieved 2007 03 19 Budge Kent Kanda Masatane Pacific War Online Encyclopedia James Karl 2005 The Final Campaigns Bougainville 1944 1945 PDF University of Wollongong Archived from the original PhD thesis on 2006 09 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Masatane Kanda amp oldid 1141787009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
