was a Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General

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 of 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...

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Early career

Tsukada was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Japanese Imperial Army in 1916. In 1924 he graduated from the War College

Army War College (Japan)

The ; Short form: of the Empire of Japan was founded in 1882 in Minato, Tokyo to modernize and Westernize the Imperial Japanese Army. Much of the empire's elite including prime ministers during the period of Japanese militarism were graduates of the college....

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In 1937 he was chief of intelligence in the North China Army Area, with the rank of colonel.

World War II

When war broke out in the Pacific, he was chief of staff of 1st Air Division. In 1942, he was promoted to Major general

Major General

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In 1944, Tsukada became commander of Teishin Shudan

Teishin Shudan

was a Japanese special forces/airborne unit during World War II. The unit was a division-level force, and was part of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force...

. Then he served in the Philippines, led the Kenbu Group. In March 1945, he was promoted to lieutenant general.

He died in 1958.