Iwao Matsuda (general)
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Lieutenant General
was a senior officer in the Imperial Japanese Army
during World War II
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He was the chief of staff of the 23rd Division in 1941 and later was the commanding officer of the 65th Independent Infantry Brigade. He commanded a force tasked with the defence of the Cape Gloucester
area during the battle of Cape Gloucester
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Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
was a senior officer in the Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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He was the chief of staff of the 23rd Division in 1941 and later was the commanding officer of the 65th Independent Infantry Brigade. He commanded a force tasked with the defence of the Cape Gloucester
Cape Gloucester
Cape Gloucester is a headland, in the northwest of the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea, at . During World War II, the Japanese captured New Britain, and had driven most of Cape Gloucester's native population out to construct two airfields...
area during the battle of Cape Gloucester
Battle of Cape Gloucester
The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a battle in the Pacific theater of World War II, which took place between late December 1943 and April 1944, on the island of New Britain, part of the Territory of New Guinea....
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