Who was the Imperial Japanese Army officer of the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945
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Morihiro Higashikuni Morihiro Higashikuni (東久邇 盛厚 , "Higashikuni Morihiro" ) , formerly Prince Morihiro (盛厚王 , Morihiro Ō , 6 May 1917 – 1 February 1969) was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who was a member of a cadet line of the Japanese imperial family and husband of the Emperor Hirohito's eldest daughter.
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Imperial Japanese Army The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; 大日本帝國陸軍 "Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun"; "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of War, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor of Japan as supreme commander of the army and the navy. Later an Inspectorate General of Aviation became the third agency with oversight of the army. During wartime or national emergencies, the nominal command functions of the emperor would be centralized in an Imperial General Headquarters (IGHQ), an ad-hoc body consisting of the chief and vice chief of the Army General Staff, the Minister of War, the chief and vice chief of the Naval General Staff, the Inspector General of Aviation, and the Inspector General of Military Training.
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Sadao Araki Baron Sadao Araki (荒木 貞夫 , Araki Sadao , May 26, 1877 – November 2, 1966) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II. As one of the principal nationalist right-wing political theorists in the Empire of Japan, he was regarded as the leader of the radical faction within the politicized Imperial Japanese Army and served as Minister of War under Prime Minister Inukai. He later served as Minister of Education during the Konoe and Hiranuma administrations. After World War II, he was convicted of war crimes and given a life sentence.
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Kantarō Suzuki Baron Kantarō Suzuki (鈴木 貫太郎 , 18 January 1868 – 17 April 1948) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, member and final leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association and 42nd Prime Minister of Japan from 7 April to 17 August 1945.
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Shōjirō Iida Shōjirō Iida (飯田 祥二郎 , Iida Shōjirō , 8 August 1888 – 23 January 1980) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.
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Takeshi Sakurada Takeshi Sakurada (桜田 武 , Sakurada Takeshi , 8 December 1891 – 10 September 1943) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
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Michiaki Kamada Michiaki Kamada (鎌田 道章 , Kamada Michiaki , 15 January 1890 – 18 October 1947) (surname often written as "Kamata") was a vice-admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy and saw service in the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
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Takashi Sakai Lieutenant-General Takashi Sakai (酒井 隆 , Sakai Takashi , October 18, 1887 – September 30, 1946) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, known for his role in the Battle of Hong Kong in late 1941.
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Heitarō Kimura Heitarō Kimura (木村 兵太郎 , Kimura Heitarō (sometimes Kimura Hyōtarō) , 28 September 1888 – 23 December 1948) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death by hanging.
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Tōgō Heihachirō Marshal-Admiral Marquis Tōgō Heihachirō, OM, GCVO (東郷 平八郎; 27 January 184830 May 1934), was a "gensui" or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. He was termed by Western journalists as "the Nelson of the East".
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Torashirō Kawabe Torashirō Kawabe (河辺 虎四郎 , Kawabe Torashirō , 25 September 1890 – 25 June 1960) was a general and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff during World War II. He was also the younger brother of General Masakazu Kawabe.
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Samejima Shigeo Baron Samejima Shigeo (鮫島重雄 , 21 October 1849 – 17 April 1928) was a lieutenant general of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Russo-Japanese War.
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Supreme War Council (Japan) The Supreme War Council (軍事参議官会議 , Gunji sangikan kaigi ) was established during the development of representative government in Meiji period Japan to further strengthen the authority of the state. Its first leader was Yamagata Aritomo (1838–1922), a Chōshū native who has been credited with the founding of the modern Imperial Japanese Army and was the first constitutional Prime Minister of Japan. The Supreme War Council developed a German-style general staff system with a chief of staff who had direct access to the Emperor and who could operate independently of the army minister and civilian officials. The Supreme War Council was the "de facto" inner cabinet of Japan prior to the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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Uchiyama Kojirō Baron Uchiyama Kojirō (内山小二郎 , 14 November 1859 – 14 February 1945) was a general in the early Imperial Japanese Army.
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Kōhei Kashii Kōhei Kashii (香椎浩平 , Kashii Kōhei ) (January 25, 1881 – December 3, 1954) was a lieutenant-general in the Imperial Japanese Army.
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Tsuchiya Mitsuharu Baron Tsuchiya Mitsuharu (土屋光春 , 23 September 1848 – 17 November 1920) was a general in the early Imperial Japanese Army.
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Kiyonao Ichiki Kiyonao Ichiki (一木 清直 , Ichiki Kiyonao , 16 October 1892 – 21 August 1942) was an officer in the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II.
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Kōzō Satō Kōzō Satō (佐藤 皐蔵 , Satō Kōzō , May 15, 1871 – March 23, 1948) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I.
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Rikichi Tsukada Rikichi Tsukada (塚田 理喜智 , Tsukada Rikichi , December 15, 1892 – May 19, 1958) was a Lieutenant General of the Imperial Japanese Army.
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Fall of Osaka Castle On February 2, 1868, the Tokugawa-held Osaka Castle was captured by pro-Imperial "Kangun" forces. The fall followed the Tokugawa defeat in the Battle of Toba–Fushimi. Troops loyal to the "bakufu" tried to regroup under Tokugawa Yoshinobu. At Osaka Castle, Tokugawa Yoshinobu gathered his advisors and military leaders to plan strategy and, to boost morale, advised that he would personally take to the field as commander of "bakufu" forces.
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Kōtarō Nakamura Kōtarō Nakamura (中村 孝太郎 , Nakamura Kōtarō , 28 August 1881 – 29 August 1947) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and very briefly Army Minister in the 1930s. Also won many awards for his duty on the battlefield by japans prime minister.
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Isoroku Yamamoto Isoroku Yamamoto (山本 五十六 , Yamamoto Isoroku , April 4, 1884 – April 18, 1943) was a Japanese Marshal Admiral of the Navy and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II until his death.