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Mitsuru Ushijima

1887 - 1945

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Mitsuru Ushijima (牛島 満, Ushijima Mitsuru; 31 July 1887 – 22 June 1945) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mitsuru Ushijima is the 495th most popular military personnel (down from 412th in 2019), the 320th most popular biography from Japan (down from 195th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Japanese Military Personnel.

Mitsuru Ushijima is famous for being the general in charge of the Japanese army in Okinawa during World War II. He was an expert in defensive warfare and was able to hold off the American forces for a long time.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Mitsuru Ushijima ranks 495 out of 2,058. Before him are Karl von Bülow, Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, Christian Wirth, Yoshiko Kawashima, Viktor Kulikov, and Xiahou Yuan. After him are Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, Armando Diaz, Mundus, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, Hijikata Toshizō, and Xu Huang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Mitsuru Ushijima ranks 60. Before him are Heinrich von Vietinghoff, Georg-Hans Reinhardt, Hans Oster, Julian Huxley, Josef Harpe, and Giovanni Gronchi. After him are Blaise Cendrars, Annette Kellermann, Josef Čapek, Frederick Fleet, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, and Mamoru Shigemitsu. Among people deceased in 1945, Mitsuru Ushijima ranks 87. Before him are Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Harry Daghlian, Franz Ziereis, Plutarco Elías Calles, Hans Oster, and Elisabeth Volkenrath. After him are Rudolf von Sebottendorf, John Ambrose Fleming, Kurt Gerstein, Charles Fabry, Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk, and Josef Čapek.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mitsuru Ushijima ranks 320 out of 6,245. Before him are Hisataka Okamoto (1933), Emperor Senka (467), Emperor Yūryaku (418), Noritaka Hidaka (1947), Hosokawa Gracia (1563), and Victoria Principal (1950). After him are Tadao Horie (1913), Reizo Fukuhara (1931), Fukusaburo Harada (null), Hijikata Toshizō (1835), Katsura Tarō (1848), and Emperor Toba (1103).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Mitsuru Ushijima ranks 25. Before him are Iwane Matsui (1878), Honda Tadakatsu (1548), Sanada Yukimura (1567), Nogi Maresuke (1849), Tamon Yamaguchi (1892), and Yamagata Aritomo (1838). After him are Hijikata Toshizō (1835), Shoichi Yokoi (1915), Mitsuo Fuchida (1902), Saburō Sakai (1916), Seishirō Itagaki (1885), and Kenji Doihara (1883).

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