Hidemitsu Nakano
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was a senior officer in the Imperial Japanese Army
. He was promoted as the Commanding Officer of the 51st Division
in Manchuria on 16 November 1941. He was the commanding officer with the division in China, New Britain
and New Guinea.
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...
. He was promoted as the Commanding Officer of the 51st Division
51st Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 51st Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. It was formed on 10 July 1940 at Utsunomiya, Tochigi, and was assigned to the Eastern District Army. Under the command of Lieutenant General Kenichiro Ueno, upon formation the division's infantry group consisted of three...
in Manchuria on 16 November 1941. He was the commanding officer with the division in China, New Britain
New Britain
New Britain, or Niu Briten, is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from the island of New Guinea by the Dampier and Vitiaz Straits and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel...
and New Guinea.