COMMANDER // 1886–1965
Masakazu Kawabe
Lifespan
1886 – 1965
Active service 1937 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 51.
Profile
Masakazu Kawabe was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He held important commands in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and during World War II in the Burma Campaign and defense of the Japanese homeland late in the war. He was also the elder brother of General Torashirō Kawabe.
Battles (1)
1937