Sosaku Suzuki (1891-April 1945) was a Japanese general who served during Second Sino-Japanese War and the World War II. Combatants National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China Imperial Japanese Army, Empire of Japan Commanders Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Zhu De, He Yingqin Tojo Hideki, Matsui Iwane, Minami Jiro, Kesago Nakajima, Toshizo Nishio, Neiji Okamura. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II...

Born in Aichi prefecture, Suzuki graduated from the Japanese Military Academy in 1912. After leaving Army Staff College in 1921, he served as served as a resident officer in Germany from 1922 to 1925. Winning promotion to Major in 1927, Suzuki was assigned to the Army Ministry's Military Affairs Section the following year. Aichi Prefecture ) is located in the Chūbu region of Japan. ...

Transferred to the Kwantung (Guangdong) Army in 1933, he served in Manchuria for three years and, shortly following his promotion to Major in 1935, he became a regimental commander until 1937. Extent of Manchuria according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: 满洲; Traditional Chinese: 滿洲; Pinyin: ) is a name given to a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ...

Again promoted to Major General the next year, Suzuki was named chief of staff of the Central China Expeditionary Army which he would serve until 1939, when he was reassigned to the 25th Army under General Tomoyuki Yamashita later seeing action in the Singapore-Malaysia campaign from December 8, 1941 to February 15, 1942. Tomoyuki Yamashita, 1945 General Tomoyuki Yamashita (山下 奉文 Yamashita Tomoyuki) (November 8, 1885 – February 23, 1946) was a general of the Japanese Army during the World War II era. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

After a series of administrative posts relating to military transportation, between 1943 and 1944, Suzuki was appointed commander of the 35th Army and, with his headquarters in Cebu, was charged with the defense of the southern Philippines. Cebu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. ...

With the American landings at Leyte on October 20, Suzuki sent 45,000 soldier to meet Allied forces, however, numerical superiority of land and air power would decimate Japanese forces during October-December 25. Ordering a withdrawal to Mindanao, Suzuki would prepare to make a final stand with his remaining forces, consisting of two divisions and, shortly after the American arrival in April 1945, was killed in the fighting. Leyte can refer to several things: Leyte, an island in the Phillipines, site of a major World War II battle Leyte Gulf, also in the Phillipines, and site of a WW II battle Leyte province, a province of the Phillipines, including most of Leyte island Southern Leyte, a province of... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country, with Luzon and Visayas being the other two. ...