Toshiharu Sakigawa

Toshiharu Sakigawa was a Japanese Lieutenant Colonel. He is best known for leading a mechanized unit in January 1942, during World War II in which he attacked the Australians on the north coast of New Britain at Rabaul and Ataliklikun Bay during the Battle of Rabaul.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Gamble, Bruce (16 May 2010). Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943. Zenith Imprint. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7603-2350-2. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Gamble, Bruce (15 December 2006). Darkest Hour: The True Story of Lark Force at Rabaul - Australia's Worst Military Disaster of World War II. Zenith Imprint. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7603-2349-6. Retrieved 1 November 2011.



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