Kenji Hatanaka | |
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 Major Kenji Hatanaka | |
| Born | 28 March 1912 Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 15 August 1945 (aged 33) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Major Kenji Hatanaka (畑中 健二, Hatanaka Kenji) (28 March 1912 – 15 August 1945) was a Japanese military officer and one of the chief conspirators in the Kyūjō incident, a plot to seize the Imperial Palace and to prevent the broadcast of Emperor Hirohito's surrender speech to mark the end of World War II.[1]
- ^ Hoyt, 1986, pp. 409