Heisuke Abe
Heisuke Abe | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 阿部 平輔 / あべ へいすけ |
| Born | December 18, 1886 Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | June 11, 1943 (aged 56) Wewak, Territory of New Guinea |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1909–1943 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General  |
| Commands | 41st Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Order of the Golden Kite 3rd Class  |
Lieutenant General Heisuke Abe (阿部 平輔, Abe Heisuke, December 18, 1886 – June 11, 1943) was a senior officer in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the Commandant of Cadets at the Komamoto Army Training School between 1934 and 1936, before being posted as the Commanding Officer Noncommissioned Officer Candidates Kwantung Army. He was the Commanding Officer of the 20th Depot Division when war broke out and was the Commanding Officer of the 41st Division in New Guinea in 1942. He died of illness, presumed[according to whom?] to be Dracunculiasis at Wewak in September 1943.[1][2]
Military career
[edit]| From | To | Appointment |
|---|---|---|
| DD.MM.1907 | 27.05.1909 | Military Academy |
| 18.03.1933 | 05.03.1934 | 4th Depot Guards Infantry Regiment |
| 05.03.1934 | 01.12.1936 | Commandant of Cadets, Komamoto Army Training School |
| 01.12.1936 | 19.02.1938 | Commanding Officer Noncommissioned Officer Candidates Kwantung Army |
| 19.02.1938 | 25.03.1938 | Attached to Kwantung Army Headquarters |
| 25.03.1938 | 05.12.1938 | 2nd Sector 8th Border Garrison Unit Commander |
| 25.12.1938 | 01.08.1939 | 8th Border Defence Unit Commander |
| 01.08.1940 | 13.07.1941 | Commandant of Morioka Army Reserve Officers' Cadet School |
| 28.07.1941 | 01.07.1942 | 20th Depot Division Commander |
| 01.07.1942 | 11.06.1943 | 41st Division Commander, New Guinea |
| 11.06.1943 | – | Dead of disease |
Ranks Promotions
[edit]| Date of Award | Military Rank |
|---|---|
| 25.12.1909 | 2nd Lieutenant |
| 02.03.1926 | Major |
| 01.08.1931 | Lieutenant Colonel |
| 01.08.1935 | Colonel |
| 10.12.1938 | Major General |
| 25.08.1941 | Lieutenant General |