Kōtarō Nakamura | |
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中村 孝太郎 | |
 General Kōtarō Nakamura | |
| Minister of War of the Japanese Empire | |
| In office 2 February 1937 – 9 February 1937 | |
| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Senjūrō Hayashi |
| Preceded by | Hisaichi Terauchi |
| Succeeded by | Hajime Sugiyama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1881-08-28)28 August 1881 Ishikawa prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 29 August 1947(1947-08-29) (aged 66) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Branch/service |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1901–1943 |
| Rank |  General |
| Commands | |
Kōtarō Nakamura (中村 孝太郎,Nakamura Kōtarō, 28 August 1881 – 29 August 1947) was a general in theImperial Japanese Army and very brieflyArmy Minister in the 1930s.
Nakamura was a native ofIshikawa Prefecture. He was educated in military preparatory schools from early youth, and graduated from the 13th class of theImperial Japanese Army Academy in 1901, and from the 21st class of theArmy Staff College in 1909, where his classmates includedHisaichi Terauchi andYoshijirō Umezu.
Nakamura served in various administrative and staff positions within theImperial Japanese Army General Staff for almost his entire career. He was sent as amilitary attaché toSweden from 1920 to 1921.
After his promotion tolieutenant colonel, Nakamura was assigned command of the IJA 67th Infantry Regiment from 1922 to 1923. He returned to the General Staff from 1923 to 1927. In 1927, Nakamura was promoted tomajor general and commanded the IJA 39th Infantry Brigade. From 1929 to 1930, he was theChief of Staff of theChosen Army inKorea.[1]
Nakamura served as Chief of the Personnel Bureau in the General Staff from 1930 to 1932. He returned to the field as the commander of theJapanese China Garrison Army in 1932, and was shortly thereafter promoted tolieutenant general. In 1934, Nakamura became commander of the 8th Army. He was recalled to Tokyo in December 1935 to serve as DeputyInspector-General of Military Training.
From 2 to 7 February 1937, Nakamura becameArmy Minister for a brief seven-day stint underPrime MinisterSenjūrō Hayashi.
Afterwards, Nakamura was appointed commander of theEastern District Army, and was promoted to fullgeneral in 1938. Nakamura then became commander of the Chosen Army from 1938 to 1941.
From 1941 until his retirement due to poor health in 1943, Nakamura served as a member of theSupreme War Council. Nakamura died shortly after the end ofWorld War II on 29 August 1947.
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| Preceded by | Army Minister 2 February 1937 – 9 February 1937 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Commander Eastern District Army December 1941 – May 1943 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander IJA Chosen Army July 1938 – July 1941 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander IJA China Garrison Army February 1932 – March 1934 | Succeeded by |
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