Renya Mutaguchi

Renya Mutaguchi (牟田口廉也, October 7, 1888 - August 2, 1966) was a Japanese military officer, Lieutenant-General in the Imperial Japanese Army.

He Commanded the 18th Division in south China and in the World War II Campaigns in Malaya, Philippines and Burma. He was then made commander of the 15th Army in Burma leading the Imphal Offensive. After the failure of the Imphal offensive in late 1944, Mutaguchi was releived.

Military Career

1933 - 1936 Chief of General Affairs Section, General Affairs Bureau, General Staff
1936 Commanding Officer Peking Garrison Infantry Unit, China
1936 - 1938 Commanding Officer 1st Regiment, China
1938 Attached to Kwangtung Army Headquarters
1938 - 1939 Chief of Staff 4th Army
1939 - 1941 Commandant of the Military Preparation School
1941 - 1943 General Officer Commanding Japanese 18th Division, China-Malaya-Philippines-Burma Campaigns
1943 - 1944 General Officer Commanding 15th Army, Burma Campaign
1944 Attached to the General Staff
1944 Retired
1945 Recalled
1945 Commandant of the Military Preparation School
1945 Retired
1945 - 1948 Arrested as a suspected war criminal
1948 Released

Source:

Lieutenant-General Renya Mutaguchi, [1]
Order of Battle of the Japanese 15th Army, January 1942 [2]
Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed. ,1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung , Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China.