Heisuke Abe | |
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| Native name | 阿部 平輔 / あべ へいすけ |
| Born | December 18, 1886 Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | June 11, 1943 (aged 56) Wewak, Territory of New Guinea |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service/ |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1909–1943 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General  |
| Commands held | 41st Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Order of the Golden Kite 3rd Class  |
Lieutenant General Heisuke Abe (阿部 平輔, Abe Heisuke, December 18, 1886 – June 11, 1943) was a senior officer in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the Commandant of Cadets at the Komamoto Army Training School between 1934 and 1936, before being posted as the Commanding Officer Noncommissioned Officer Candidates Kwantung Army. He was the Commanding Officer of the 20th Depot Division when war broke out and was the Commanding Officer of the 41st Division in New Guinea in 1942. He died of illness, presumed[according to whom?] to be Dracunculiasis at Wewak in September 1943.[1][2]