Mitsuru Ushijima

Mitsuru Ushijima
Mitsuru Ushijima
Native name	牛島満
Born	July 31, 1887; Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
Died	June 22, 1945 (aged 57); Itoman, Okinawa, Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1908 – 1945
Rank	General
Commands	11th Division; Thirty-Second Army;
Battles / wars	Siberian Intervention; Second Sino-Japanese War; World War II Pacific War Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign Battle of Okinawa †; ; ; ;
Awards	Order of the Sacred Treasure; Order of the Golden Kite (2nd class);

Mitsuru Ushijima (牛島満, Ushijima Mitsuru; 31 July 1887 – 22 June 1945) was a Japanese general who served during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. He was the commanding general of the 32nd Army, which fought in the Battle of Okinawa during the final stages of the war. Ushijima's troops were defeated, and at the end of the battle he committed suicide.