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中川州男

Colonel Imperial Japanese Army

Directed the defense as commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment and the Peleliu Sector Unit.

Commanded the units directly under headquarters on Peleliu Island and sent the coded message announcing the annihilation of his force

Unit: 歩兵第二連隊

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Source: The Regimental Histories of the Pacific War, p.93

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