Hisakazu Tanaka

Hisakazu Tanaka
Lieutenant General Hisakazu Tanaka
Governor of Hong Kong
under Japanese occupation
In office
1 February 1945 – 16 August 1945
MonarchShōwa
Prime MinisterKuniaki Koiso
Kantarō Suzuki
Preceded byRensuke Isogai
Succeeded bySir Franklin Charles Gimson (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Hisakazu Koganei

(1889-03-16)16 March 1889
Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan[citation needed]
Died27 March 1947(1947-03-27) (aged 58)
Canton, China
Cause of deathExecution by shooting
Alma materArmy War College
Military career
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service / branch Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1910–1945
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands21st Infantry Division
23rd Army
Battles / warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
World War II

Hisakazu Tanaka (田中 久一, Tanaka Hisakazu, 16 March 1889 – 27 March 1947) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and governor of Japanese-occupied Hong Kong in World War II. His given name is occasionally transliterated "Hisaichi".[1]