Kimura, Heitaro
- Date of birth:
- September 28th, 1888 (Saitama prefecture, Japan)
- Date of death:
- December 23rd, 1948 (Sugamo Prison/Tokyo, Japan)
- Buried on:
- Aoyama Cemetery
- Nationality:
- Japanese
Biography
General and war criminal Heitaro Kimura commanded the 32nd Division and Burma Area Army. He was hanged in 1948.
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Zuiho sho, 6th Class
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Tai-i (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- October 25th, 1919
- Rank:
- Tai-i (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1920
- Rank:
- Chu-sa (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- May 22nd, 1928
- Rank:
- Tai-sa (Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1934
- Period:
- Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
- Rank:
- Chu-sho (Lieutenant-General)
- Awarded on:
- April 13th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Chu-sho (Lieutenant-General)
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1940
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