Kunio Nakagawa
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 80 years ago |
Date of birth | January 23,1898 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Kumamoto Prefecture |
Japan | |
Date of died | November 24,1944 |
Died | Peleliu |
Palau | |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Battles and wars | Second Sino-Japanese War |
Marco Polo Bridge Incident | |
World War II | |
Battle of Peleliu | |
Place of burial | Pacific Ocean |
Year of servic | 1918–1944 |
Servicebranch | Imperial Japanese Army |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1115972 |
Kunio Nakagawa Life story
Kunio Nakagawa 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.