Yuzō Matsuyama

Infobox Military Person
name= Yuzō Matsuyama
lived= 1 February 1889- 1 November 1947
placeofbirth=Tokyo, Japan
placeofdeath=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=Empire of Japan
branch=
serviceyears=1909 -1945
rank=Lieutenant General
commands=IJA 56th Division
unit=
battles= World War II
awards=
family=
laterwork=nihongo|Yuzō Matsuyama|松山祐三|Matsuyama Yuzō|extra= 1 February 1889- 1 November 1947, was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.

Biography

Matsuyama was a native of Aomori prefecture and a graduate of the 22nd class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1910.

From 1937 to 1938, Matsuyama was commanding officer of the 19th Independent Defense Battalion. He was transferred to the 2nd Border Defense Unit of the Kwangtung Army in 1938, and became commander of an infantry brigade in the IJA 27th Division. In 1941 he was commander of 64th Independent Infantry Group. In August, 1939, Matuyama was promoted to lieutenant general. [Ammenthorp, The Generals of World War II]

From 1942 to 1945, Matsuyama succeeded General Masao Watanabe as commander of the IJA 56th Division, in operations in China, Burma and Thailand, and participated in the Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan against the Kuomingtang Chinese forces along the Salween River. The 56th Division remained in Burma until it was forced to retreat into Thailand in July 1945.

References

Books

*cite book
last = Fuller
first = Richard
coauthors =
year = 1992
title = Shokan: Hirohito's Samurai
publisher = Arms and Armor
location = London
id = ISBN: 1-85409-151-4
*cite book
last = Louis
first = Allen
coauthors =
year = 1984
title = Burma: The longest War
publisher = Dent Publishing
location =
id = ISBN 0-460-02474-4
*cite book
last = Hsu
first = Long-hsuen
coauthors = Chang Ming-kai
year = 1971
title = History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed
publisher = Chung Wu Publishing
location = Taiwan Republic of China
id =

External links

*cite web
last = Ammenthorp
first = Steen
url = http://www.generals.dk/general/Matsuyama/Yuzo/Japan.html
title = Mtasuyama, Yuzo
work = The Generals of World War II
*cite web
last = Budge
first = Kent
url = http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/index.htm
title = Matsuyama, Yuzo
work = Pacific War Online Encyclopedia

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