Kunio Nakagawa

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Kunio Nakagawa
Lt. Colonel Nakagawa (1939-43)
Native name	中川 州男
Born	(1898-01-23)23 January 1898 Kumamoto Prefecture, Japanese Empire
Died	24 November 1944(1944-11-24) (aged 46) Peleliu island, Palau
Allegiance	Japan
Service / branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1918–1944
Rank	Lieutenant general (posthumous)
Battles / wars	Second Sino-Japanese War Marco Polo Bridge Incident World War II Battle of Peleliu †

Kunio Nakagawa (中川 州男, Nakagawa Kunio, 23 January 1898 – 24 November 1944) was the commander of Japanese forces which defended the island of Peleliu in the Battle of Peleliu which took place from 15 September to 27 November 1944. He inflicted heavy losses on attacking U.S. Marines and held Peleliu Island for almost three months. On the evening of 24 November, after the battle was lost, he performed seppuku (ritual suicide) in the tradition of Japanese samurai warriors. He was posthumously promoted to lieutenant general.