Hayao Tada
| Hayao Tada | |
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General Hayao Tada
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| Born | February 24, 1882 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
| Died | December 16, 1948 (aged 66) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1903 -1945 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | IJA 11th Division, IJA Third Army, North China Area Army |
| Battles/wars |
Russo-Japanese War Second Sino-Japanese War |
| Awards | Order of the Golden Kite (2nd class) |
Hayao Tada (多田 駿 Tada Hayao?, 24 February 1882 – 16 December 1948) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
A native of Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Tada graduated from the 15th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1903. He served in the artillery during the Russo-Japanese War.
Tada graduated from the 25th class of the Army War College (Japan) in 1913. He served as an instructor to the Chinese Army at the Beijing Military Academy from 1926-1927. After returning to Japan, he served as an instructor at the Army War College from 1927–1928, before being give a field command as commander of the IJA 4th Field Artillery Regiment in 1928. He was promoted to Chief of staff (military) of the IJA 16th Division in 1930.
Tada returned to the Beijing Military Academy from 1931-1932. From 1932-1934, Tada was Chief Military Advisor to the Empire of Manchukuo. For a time he had as a mistress Princess Aisin Gioro Xianyu (AKA "Eastern Jewel" who by then had taken a Japanese name of Yoshiko Kawashima), a member of the Qing Royal Family who helped persuade Pu Yi to become the emperor of Manchukuo. From 1 August 1935 – 1 May 1936 Tada served as commander in chief of the China Garrison Army.
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