Lieutenant-General Tsutomu Akinaga (秋永 力) (1893 – 26 December 1978) 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

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He was the chief of the Maneuvers Section of 6th Division

6th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

The was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the .-History:The 6th Infantry Division was formed in Kumamoto City on 12 May 1888, as one of the new divisions to be created after the reorganization of the Imperial Japanese Army away from six regional commands and...

 between 1937–1938, until being appointed as the commanding officer of the 75th Regiment were he served until 1940, when he was appointed chief of staff of 13th Division

13th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call-sign was the .-History:The 13th Infantry Division was formed in Sendai on 1 April 1905, as one of the four new divisions created during the closing stages of the Russo-Japanese War. It was given the independent assignment of occupying...

 in China

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. He was appointed the commanding officer of the Infantry Group of 57th Division

57th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)

was an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its call sign was the .-History:The 57th Division was created in Hirosaki, Aomori to be a reserve and training division for the 8th Division on 10 July 1940...

 in 1942, before becoming the chief of staff of the 17th Army in the Solomon Islands

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 with his headquarters on Bougainville

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 in September 1943. He became the commander of the 6th Division in April 1945, leading them in operations against Australian forces as they advanced south towards Buin, Papua New Guinea

Buin, Papua New Guinea

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, with notable battles occurring at Slater's Knoll

Battle of Slater's Knoll

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 and along the Hongorai River

Battle of Hongorai River

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After surrendering, he was returned home to Japan. He died on 26 December 1978.