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COMMANDER // 1881–1960

Toshizō Nishio

generalJapanJapan2 battles1 war

Lifespan

1881 – 1960

18901900191019201930194019501960Second Sino-Japanese War · 1937-1945Battle of Xuzhou — March 24, 1938 · Japan · Second Sino-Japanese War1939–1940 Winter Offensive — March 1, 1940 · Empire of Japan · Second Sino-Japanese War

Active service 1938–1940 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 57.

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Toshizō Nishio was a Japanese general, considered to be one of the Imperial Japanese Army's most successful and ablest strategists during the Second Sino-Japanese War, who commanded the Japanese Second Army during the first years after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.

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Battles (2)

Last verified June 2026
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