Toshizō Nishio

Nishio Toshizō
Nishio Toshizō
	General Nishio Toshizō
Native name	西尾寿造
Born	October 31, 1881; Tottori, Japan
Died	October 26, 1960 (aged 78); Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1902–1943
Rank	General
Unit	40th Infantry Regiment
Commands	Imperial Guard; Second Army; Thirteenth Army; Inspectorate General of Military Training; China Expeditionary Army;
Battles / wars	Russo-Japanese War; Second Sino-Japanese War Beiping–Hankou Railway Operation; Tianjin–Pukou Railway Operation; Battle of Xuzhou; Winter Offensive (1939-1940); ; World War II Pacific War; ;
Awards	Order of the Rising Sun; Order of the Golden Kite;
Other work	politician

Toshizō Nishio (西尾寿造, Nishio Toshizō; 31 October 1881 – 26 October 1960) was a Japanese general, considered to be one of the Imperial Japanese Army's most successful and ablest strategists during the Second Sino-Japanese War, who commanded the Japanese Second Army during the first years after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.