Harukichi Hyakutake

Hyakutake Seikichi (Japanese百 武 晴 吉, also Hyakutake Harukichi or Haruyoshi; born May 25, 1888 in Saga Prefecture, † March 10, 1947 ) was a general of the Japanese army. He led the defense of Guadalcanal and other Solomon Islands.

He graduated in 1909, the Japanese Military Academy as an infantry officer from. He then attended another school army until 1921. Within three years he was promoted to Major and worked in military intelligence as head of the cryptographic division of 1927 until 1929.

Hyakutake in 1931 was transferred to Harbin and managed the local intelligence. He was promoted to colonel in 1935 and was given command of a separate regiment. After he was promoted again in 1939 and held the rank of major general, he was inspector of the signal school and responsible for the supervision of exercises. In May 1942, his 17th Army was subordinated in Rabaul and he was involved in the conquest of the Fiji Islands, Samoa, and Port Moresby. After the Japanese defeat in the Battle of Midway and in other islands he had to change his strategy and prepare for the defense of the Solomon Islands.

Due to supply problems and the American air superiority his task was not fulfilled. Later, he was entrusted with the command of New Guinea, where he led several unsuccessful counterattacks.

After the war he returned to Japan and died in 1947.

• Intelligence Services Person (Japan)
• Military person ( Imperial Japanese Army )
• Of the Order of the Rising Sun
• Japanese
• Born in 1888
• Died in 1947
• Man