Heisuke Abe

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Imperial Japanese officer

title: "Heisuke Abe" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1886-births", "1943-deaths", "members-of-the-kwantung-army", "imperial-japanese-army-generals-of-world-war-ii", "infectious-disease-deaths-in-papua-new-guinea", "imperial-japanese-army-personnel-killed-in-world-war-ii"] description: "Imperial Japanese officer" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisuke_Abe" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameHeisuke Abe
native_name阿部 平輔 / あべ へいすけ
birth_dateDecember 18, 1886
death_date
birth_placeMiyagi Prefecture, Japan
death_placeWewak, Territory of New Guinea
placeofburial_coordinates
allegianceEmpire of Japan
branch
serviceyears1909–1943
rankLieutenant General [[File:帝國陸軍の階級―襟章―中将.svg
servicenumber
commands41st Division
battlesWorld War II
awardsOrder of the Golden Kite 3rd Class [[File:JPN Kinshi-kunsho 3Class BAR.svg
spouse
website
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Military career

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FromToAppointment
DD.MM.190727.05.1909Military Academy
18.03.193305.03.19344th Depot Guards Infantry Regiment
05.03.193401.12.1936Commandant of Cadets, Komamoto Army Training School
01.12.193619.02.1938Commanding Officer Noncommissioned Officer Candidates Kwantung Army
19.02.193825.03.1938Attached to Kwantung Army Headquarters
25.03.193805.12.19382nd Sector 8th Border Garrison Unit Commander
25.12.193801.08.19398th Border Defence Unit Commander
01.08.194013.07.1941Commandant of Morioka Army Reserve Officers' Cadet School
28.07.194101.07.194220th Depot Division Commander
01.07.194211.06.194341st Division Commander, New Guinea
11.06.1943–Dead of disease
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Ranks Promotions

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Date of AwardMilitary Rank
25.12.19092nd Lieutenant
02.03.1926Major
01.08.1931Lieutenant Colonel
01.08.1935Colonel
10.12.1938Major General
25.08.1941Lieutenant General
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References

References

  1. "Biography of Lieutenant-General Heisuke Abe - (阿部平輔) - (あべ へいすけ) (1886 – 1943), Japan".
  2. "The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Abe Heisuke".

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