Hideyoshi Obata, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hideyoshi Obata

Imperial Japanese Army general

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1890

Place of Birth: Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 11-Aug-1944

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Hideyoshi Obata (?? ??, Obata Hideyoshi, 2 April 1890 – 11 August 1944) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.
In March, 1944, Obata was assigned to the newly created 31st Army in charge of the inner line of defense of Japan.
This included the Marianas, Carolines, and the Volcano-Bonin Islands.
The IJA 29th Division, IJA 53rd Division, and 109th Division, with approximately 80,000 men.
The 109th was stationed at Chichi-jima and command given to General Tadamichi Kuribayashi.