Sadamu Shimomura
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Sadamu Shimomura (下村 定, Shimomura Sadamu, 23 September 1887 – 25 March 1968) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the final Minister of War of the Empire of Japan.
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Sadamu Shimomura | |
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下村 定 | |
Minister of the Army Empire of Japan | |
In office 23 August 1945 – 1 December 1945 | |
Monarch | Emperor Hirohito |
Prime Minister | Kijūrō Shidehara |
Preceded by | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1887-09-23)23 September 1887 Kōchi Prefecture, Japan |
Died | 25 March 1968(1968-03-25) (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan[citation needed] |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1908–1945 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Thirteenth Army Northern China Area Army |
Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
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