Masutaro Nakai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Masutaro Nakai

Japanese general

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1895

Place of Birth: Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 11-Oct-1969

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Masutaro Nakai (?????, Nakai Masutaro, 13 October 1895 – 11 October 1969) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces in the Southwest Pacific during the closing months of the war.
He led a brigade-sized formation, known as the Nakai Detachment, which had been detached from the 20th Division during the Finisterre Range campaign.
He was later placed in command on the IJA 20th Division.