Kanichi Nagazawa

Nagazawa was born at the Kyoto Prefecture on October 2, 1891.^[1][2][3] In May 1913, he graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, ranking 25th at his class.^[1][4] In December of the same year, he was appointed as an ensign.^[4]

In August 1931, he was promoted to major.^[5] In August 1935, he was appointed as a member of the Tottori Regimental District [ja] headquarters and in August 1936, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.^[5] In August 1940, he was promoted to colonel and was appointed commander of the 121st Infantry Regiment at the outbreak of the Pacific War.^[1][2] He then proceeded to participate at the Burma campaign as well as participate at the Battle of Ramree Island.^[1][6][7] In February 1945, he was given command of the 55th Infantry Regiment and was promoted to major general in June of the same year.^[1][2][3] He was then transferred to the Southern Expeditionary Army Group and surrendered at Phnom Penh.^[1]

He died on August 26, 1981, at his home in Tottori due to a cerebral infarction.^[3][8]

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