Marquess Maeda Toshinari | |
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Born | 5 June 1885 Tokyo, Japan |
Died | 5 September 1942 off Bintulu, Sarawak | (aged 57)
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1905–1942 |
Rank | General (posthumous) |
Unit | Imperial Guard |
Commands | IJA 8th Division Japanese 37th Army |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Order of the Rising Sun |
Marquess Toshinari Maeda (前田利為侯爵, Maeda Toshinari Kōshaku, 5 June 1885 – 5 September 1942), was a Japanese general and the first commander of the Japanese forces in northern Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Labuan, and North Borneo) in World War II.