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Takashi Sakai

Takashi Sakai
酒井隆
Lt. General Takashi Sakai
Governor of Hong Kong
under Japanese occupation
In office
December 25, 1941 – February 20, 1942
Serving with Masaichi Niimi
MonarchShōwa
Prime MinisterHideki Tōjō
Preceded bySir Mark Aitchison Young
Succeeded byRensuke Isogai
Personal details
Born(1887-10-18)October 18, 1887
Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
DiedSeptember 30, 1946(1946-09-30) (aged 58)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, Republic of China
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Alma materArmy War College
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1908-1943
Rank Lieutenant General
CommandsIJA 26th Division, IJA 4th Army, Southern China Area Army, China Expeditionary Army, Central District Army, IJA Third Area Army
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
World War II

Takashi Sakai (酒井 隆, Sakai Takashi, 18 October 1887 – 30 September 1946) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, known for his role as Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation.


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