Moritake Tanabe
Moritake Tanabe | |
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Japanese general Moritake Tanabe | |
| Native name | 田辺 盛武 |
| Born | February 26, 1889 Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | July 10, 1949 (aged 60) Medan, Dutch East Indies |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1910-1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 41st Infantry Division 25th Army |
| Battles / wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Moritake Tanabe (田辺 盛武, Tanabe Moritake; 26 February 1889 – 10 July 1949) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, commanding the IJA 25th Army from April 1943 until the surrender of Japan. He was the brother-in-law of General Hitoshi Imamura. After the war, Tanabe was charged with war crimes, found guilty, and hanged in 1949.