Major General

Major General

Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...

 Sadahiko Miyake 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 Ordnance Section of the 116th Division in 1939, before being appointed the Commanding Officer of the 80th Regiment in 1940. He became the Commanding Officer of Okayama Regimental District in 1944, before being placed in command of the Infantry Group of the 20th Division in New Guinea. He was later in command of Miyake Force, New Guinea, before surrendering at the end of 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...

. He was released from prison on 1 March 1950.