Kōji Sakai

Kōji Sakai
Lieutenant General Kōji Sakai
Native name
酒井 鎬次
Born(1885-11-04)November 4, 1885
Aichi prefecture, Japan
DiedMarch 2, 1973(1973-03-02) (aged 87)
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1905―1945
Rank Lieutenant General
CommandsIJA 1st Independent Mixed Brigade, IJA 109th Division
Battles / warsWorld War I (observer)
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II

Kōji Sakai (酒井 鎬次, Sakai Kōji; 4 November 1885 2 March 1973) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War