Shigeru Honjō

Shigeru Honjō
General Shigeru Honjō
Born10 May 1876
Hyōgo Prefecture, Empire of Japan
DiedNovember 30, 1945(1945-11-30) (aged 69)
Occupied Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1897–1936
Rank General
Commands10th Division
Kwantung Army
Battles / warsRusso-Japanese War
Siberian Intervention
Second Sino-Japanese War
AwardsOrder of the Sacred Treasures (1st class)
Order of the Golden Kite (1st class)
Order of the Rising Sun (1st class)

General Baron Shigeru Honjō (本庄 繁, Honjō Shigeru; 10 May 1876 – 30 November 1945) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the early period of the Second Sino-Japanese War. He was considered an ardent follower of Sadao Araki's doctrines.