Hayao Tada

Hayao Tada
Major General Tada Hayao (1932–36)
Native name
多田 駿
Born(1882-02-24)February 24, 1882
Sendai, Miyagi, Empire of Japan
DiedDecember 16, 1948(1948-12-16) (aged 66)
Tokyo, Allied-Occupied Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1903–1941
Rank General
Unit18th Artillery Regiment
CommandsChina Garrison Army, IJA 11th Division, 3rd Army, North China Area Army
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun, Order of the Golden Kite (2nd class)
Other workfarmer

Hayao Tada (多田 駿, Tada Hayao, 24 February 1882 16 December 1948) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War. A noted China expert within the Japanese military, he was a leading figure in the Trautmann mediation effort to bring a negotiated end to the war.