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Military Instructors And Trainers Of The Empire Of Japan
{{unreferenced, article, date=January 2008 A list of Imperial Army-Navy personnel with responsibility for military teaching and training of new recruits. Commandants and Directors in Army War College * Sadao Araki:- Commandant, War College, * Yaezo Akashiba:- Director War College * Shuichi Miyazaki:- Deputy Commandant, War College * Toshiro Obata:- Deputy Commandant, War College *Jo Iimura:- Deputy Commandant in War College * Tsunenori Kaya:- Commandant in War College Commandments and Directors in the Imperial Japanese Army Academy * Hideki Tōjō:- Commandant, Military Academy *Kenzo Kitano:- Commandant, Military Academy * Renya Mutaguchi:- Commandant, Military Academy *Akira Mutō:- assigned Direction in Military Academy Commander of the Naval War College * Chuichi Nagumo:- Commander of Naval War College President and Commander of the Naval War College * Nobutake Kondō:- President of the Japanese Naval War College * Sokichi Takagi:- Commander of the Japanese Naval War Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army War College (Japan)
:''This article deals with the Empire of Japan's Army War College. For other war colleges, see: War college.'' The ; Short form: of the Empire of Japan was founded in 1882 in Minato, Tokyo to modernize and Westernize the Imperial Japanese Army. Much of the empire's elite including prime ministers during the period of Japanese militarism were graduates of the college. History Supported by influential pro-German ministers and army officers, the Army War College was modeled after the Prussian '' Preußische Kriegsakademie'', with German officers hired as Oyatoi gaikokujin to provide training. The most prominent of these instructors was Major Klemens W.J. Meckel. He was influential in assisting in the reorganization of the standing army from a garrison-based system into a divisional system. Reporting directly to the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters, the college specialized initially in teaching tactics, and was regarded as the pinnacle of the Army educational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masatake Yasuoka
Masatake (written: , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese handball player *, mathematician *, Japanese aviator and historian *, Japanese military officer, politician and Prime Minister of Japan {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harukichi Hyakutake
was a general in the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II. He is sometimes referred to as Haruyoshi Hyakutake or Seikichi Hyakutake. His elder brothers Saburō Hyakutake and Gengo Hyakutake were admirals in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Biography Early career Born in Saga prefecture, Hyakutake graduated as an infantry officer from the 21st class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1909. Noted generals Kanji Ishiwara and Jo Iimura were among his classmates, as was future Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek. He attended the 33rd class of the Army Staff College in 1921, where he studied cryptanalysis, and was assigned to the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff after graduation. From 1925 to 1927, as a lieutenant colonel, Hyakutake served as the Japanese Resident Officer in Poland. In 1928 he was assigned to the Headquarters of the Kwantung Army in China. As a colonel he worked at the Army's signal school in 1932 then as a section chief in the General Staff until 1935. After co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikichi Andō
was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and 19th and final Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan from 30 December 1944 to October 1945. Biography Early career Andō was a native of Miyagi Prefecture. He served as an instructor at the Army War College from 1924-1925. From 1925-1927, he was sent to British India as a military attaché, and on his return to Japan, served in a number of staff assignments under the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. He returned to the field in 1928 as commander of the 13th Infantry Regiment, and was promoted to Chief of Staff of the IJA 5th Division in 1930. From 1931-1932, Andō returned to the General Staff, where he was Chief of Military Administration Section, Military Affairs Bureau. He was appointed military attaché to the United Kingdom from 1932-1934. After his return to Japan, he became Commandant of the Toyoma Army Infantry School, and subsequently commander of the 5th Independent Garrison Unit. From 1937-1938, he was Deputy Inspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akeno Air Field
Akeno Air Field is a military aerodrome of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. It is located northwest of Ise in the Mie Prefecture, Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... JGSDF helicopter types based at Akeno include Bell AH-1S Cobra, Bell UH-1J Iroquois, Kawasaki OH-1, Kawasaki OH-6D, Kawasaki CH-47J/JA Chinook, Mitsubishi UH-60J and Emstron TH-480. References Airports in Japan Transport in Mie Prefecture Japan Ground Self-Defense Force bases Buildings and structures in Mie Prefecture {{Mie-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshitoshi Tokugawa
200px, Lieutenant General Baron Tokugawa Yoshitoshi Baron was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army and one of the pioneers of military aviation in Japan. He is credited with having made the first flight in a powered aircraft in Japan in 1910. Biography Family and early career Tokugawa Yoshitoshi was born in Tokyo and was the son of Count Tokugawa Atsumori (1856–1924) (head of the Shimizu Tokugawa clan). Through his father, he was the grandnephew of the last Shōgun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Although his father had been created a count in the ''kazoku'' peerage in 1884, he had relinquished the title in 1899, so Yoshitoshi did not inherit his title. Tokugawa graduated from the 15th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1903, after having specialized in military engineering. In 1909, he was sent as a military attaché to France, specifically to study aeronautical engineering and military applications for the use of aircraft in combat. On orders of the Imperia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heisuke Yanagawa
was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Japanese forces under Yanagawa's command committed the 1937 Nanking Massacre. Biography Born in what is now part of Nagasaki city, Nagasaki prefecture, Yanagawa was raised in Ōita Prefecture by his adoptive parents. He graduated from the 12th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1900, and served in combat during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. He graduated from the 24th class of the Army Staff College in 1912. After serving as an instructor in the Army Cavalry School, he was appointed a military attaché to China and served as an instructor at the Beijing Army College in 1918. He later traveled to Europe as part of Japan’s delegation to the Versailles Peace Treaty negotiations, and from 1920 to 1923 was a member of Japan’s delegation to the League of Nations. Around this time, he became involved in internal politics within the Japanese Army, and joined the Kodaha Faction, led by Sadao Araki, Jins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumaichi Teramoto
was a Japanese Lieutenant General during World War II. Career Kumaichi Teramoto joined the Imperial Japanese Army in 1910, being commissioned into the infantry. In 1921, he graduated the Japanese War College and became a colonel in the IJA. Even though he had signed up for the ground forces, in 1933 he was given command of the 8th Air Regiment, and by 1940, he was a Major General commanding the 2nd Air Division in Manchukuo. When war broke out with the United States in December 1941, he held various air staff assignments. From May 1943 to July 1943 he commanded the 1st Air Army. In July 1943, he was assigned command of the 4th Air Army Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ..., which was virtually eliminated during the US Air Force's bombing of Wewak Island, where he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigetarō Shimada
was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He also served as Minister of the Navy. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment. Early life and education A native of Tokyo, Shimada graduated from the 32nd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1904. He was ranked 27th out of 192 cadets. One of his classmates was the famous admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Shimada served his midshipman duty aboard the submarine tender , and the cruiser , participating in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War. Career After his commissioning as an ensign on 31 August 1905, he was assigned to the cruisers and , and was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 28 September 1907. After his promotion to lieutenant on 11 October 1909, he served on the battlecruiser and battleship . After graduating with highest honors from the Naval War College in December 1915, Shimada was promoted to lieutenant commander on 13 December and assigned as an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rikichi Tsukada
was a lieutenant general of the Imperial Japanese Army. Biography Tsukada was born in Ishikawa Prefecture. In May 1916, he graduated from the 28th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry. In November 1924, he graduated from the 36th class of the Army Staff College. He was assigned to administrative work within the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office. He later changed to the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, becoming an instructor at the Hamamatsu Army Flight School in March 1933. He was attached to the staff of the Japanese China Garrison Army from May 1936 and to the intelligence staff of the Japanese Northern China Area Army from the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War. In March 1938, he was promoted to colonel, and appointed commander of the IJAA 7th Air Regiment from June. In December 1939 he was transferred to become chief-of-staff of the IJAA First Air Brigade. Tsukada was promoted to major general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michio Sugawara
Michio (written: 道夫, 道雄, 道郎, 通夫 or 三知男) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese dancer and choreographer * Michio Kaku (born 1947), American theoretical physicist, futurist and writer *, Japanese Nordic combined skier *, Japanese classical composer and conductor * Michio Mamiya, Japanese composer, pianist, harpsichordist, and conductor of baroque and classical music *, Japanese musician *, Japanese economist and emeritus professor of LSE *, Japanese businessman, inventor and founder of the Suzuki Motor Corporation *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese shogi player Fictional characters *Michio Suzuki, a main character from manga Ultra B ''Ultra B'' (ウルトラB, ''Urutora Bi'') is a manga series by Fujiko A. Fujio (Motoo Abiko) that first made its debut in Chuokoron-Shinsha's Fujiko Fujio Land series of tankōbon books in 1984 and was released in individual tankōbon until ... *Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
