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Japanese general (–)

In this Japanese name, the surname is Ushijima.

Mitsuru Ushijima (牛島 満, Ushijima Mitsuru, 31 July – 22 June ^[1]) was a Japanese general who served during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.

He was the commanding general of the 32nd Army, which fought in the Battle of Okinawa during the final stages of the war. Ushijima's troops were defeated, and at the end of the battle he committed suicide.

Biography

Early career

Ushijima was born in Kagoshima city, where his father had been a samurai in the service of Satsuma Domain and later a career officer in the early Imperial Japanese Army.

Mitsuru ushijima biography of abraham

He was the fourth son, and one of his elder brothers served as governor of Ibaraki Prefecture. The family relocated to Tokyo, but when his father died shortly after Ushijima was born, his mother moved the family back to Kagoshima.

He graduated from school with honors and decided to follow in his father's footsteps for a militar