Shiro Nonaka | |
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Native name | 野中 四郎 |
Born | Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Empire of Japan | 27 October 1903
Died | 29 February 1936 Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Empire of Japan | (aged 32)
Service/ | ![]() |
Years of service | 1924–1936 |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | 26 February Incident † |
Shirō Nonaka (野中 四郎, Nonaka Shirō, 27 October 1903 – 29 February 1936) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a central conspirator in the 26 February Incident in 1936.[1] His final rank was Captain.
Nonaka was born in the city of Okayama, in a family of career military officers. He enrolled in Tokyo Fourth Middle School (now Toyama High School in the Shinjuku City),[2] and graduated in the 36th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1924. Later, he became an Infantry Captain in 1933.[1] During the February 26 Incident, he led 500 soldiers to take over Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, but committed suicide on 29 February when the coup d'état failed.[1]