Shiro Makino
Shiro Makino (牧野 四郎, Makino Shirō, April 18, 1893 – August 10, 1945) was a Japanese general, who commanded the 16th Division in the Battle of Leyte. He took his own life after the battle, with only 620 men of the division surviving.[1]
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- ^ Keegan, John and Andrew Wheatcroft. Who's Who in Military History: From 1453 to the present day. New York: William Morrow & Co. Inc., 1976. ISBN 0-688-02956-6
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