Yoshihide Hayashi

Yoshihide Hayashi (林 義秀, Hayashi Yoshihide, August 25, 1891 – February 5, 1978) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

Yoshihide Hayashi
BornAugust 25, 1891
Wakayama prefecture, Japan
DiedFebruary 5, 1978(1978-02-05) (aged 86)
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Service/branch Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1914 -1945
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldIJA 54th Division, IJA 53rd Division
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
World War II

Career

A native of Wakayama Prefecture, Hayashi was a graduate of the 26th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1914, and of the 35th class of the Army Staff College in 1923.

At the outset of the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was assigned to the Kwantung Army, and was on the planning team for the successful Operation Chahar in northern China. From 1938-1940, Hayashi served with the garrison forces in Taiwan.

In 1940, during the preparations for the invasion of Southeast Asia, Hayashi was put in command of the Taiwan Army Research Section, tasked with investigating issues with tropical warfare.[1] He was promoted to major general in 1941. From 1941-1942, Hayashi was Vice Chief of Staff of the IJA 14th Area Army.

He was given a field command in 1943, when he was assigned command of the IJA 54th Division.[2] In 1943-5, Hayashi was commander of the IJA 24th Independent Mixed Brigade in Burma. He became commander of the IJA 53rd Division in Burma in 1945. He was promoted to lieutenant-general in 1945. After the surrender of Japan, he was held for investigation of possible war crimes and incarcerated at Manila, Philippines until July 1953.

References

Books
  • Dorn, Frank (1974). The Sino-Japanese War, 1937-41: From Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor. MacMillan. ISBN 0-02-532200-1.

Notes
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 18, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Mentioned in biography of Colonel Masanobu Tsuji
  2. Ammenthorp, The Generals of World War II
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