Date of birth:

January 17th, 1887

Date of death:

March 23rd, 1947

Nationality:

Japanese (1868-1945, Empire)

August 1st, 1935: Commanding Officer, 9th Independent Garrison Battalion;
November 1st, 1937: HQ, 16th Division;
May 15th, 1938: Commanding Officer, 109th Infantry Regiment;
September 12th, 1939: Commanding Officer; 12th Brigade;
August 1st, 1941: Commanding Officer, Infantry Group, 56th Division;
June 10th, 1943: General Officer Commanding, 55th Depot Division;
August 22nd, 1944: General Officer Commanding, 65th Division;
March 1st, 1945: Western Army District
April 1st, 1945: Reserve;
April 2nd, 1945: Retired.

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• - Biography of Lieutenant-General Shizuo Sakaguchi, Japan
  - The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Sakaguchi Shizuo