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Hongo Fusataro (February 15, 1860 - March 20, 1931) fought at Chinchow, Teilishih and Liiao-yuan in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-05. During this time he was promoted to major general (1905) and to lieutenant general (1912). Hongo Fusataro was also War Vice-Minister and Commander-in-Chief of...

Naozaburō Okabe was born in Hiroshima city and attended military preparatory schools as a youth. He graduated from the 18th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, where his classmates included Tomoyuki Yamashita and Korechika Anami. He subsequently graduated from the 27th class of the Army...

Tōjō Hideki /東條 英機/ (December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was born on December 30, 1884, to a relatively low-ranking samurai family in the Kōjimachi district of Tokyo. He began his career in the Army in 1905 and steadily rose through the ranks to become a general by 1934. In March 1937, he...

Ishiguro Tadanori /石黒 忠悳/ (March 18, 1845 - April 26, 1941) was born in Fukushima in 1845. He studied at a medical school in Edo, worked for the medical branch of the Hyobusho (Ministry of Military Affairs), and worked hard to set up a modern medical system for the Japanese military. He became...

Masazumi Odagiri /小田切 政純/ (March 28, 1866 - June 7, 1940) was born in Nagano Prefecture. In 1902 he graduated from the 16th class of the Army War College with honors and became a member of the 40th Infantry Regiment. He became commander of the 39th Infantry Regiment in September 1912, Chief of...

Soroku Suzuki /鈴木 荘六/ (March 16, 1865 - February 20, 1940) was born in 1865 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He studied at the Kyododan a military school of the early Meiji Era, and was commissioned a cavalry sublieutenant (1981). He graduated from the Army Staff College after the Sino-Japanese...

Marquis Toshinari Kōshaku Maeda (5 June 1885 – 5 September 1942) was born the fifth son of the former daimyō of Nanokaichi Domain in Kozuke province (modern Tomioka city, Gunma Prefecture), Maeda Toshiaki. He was adopted as heir to the main branch of the Maeda clan in 1900. He became marquis and...

General Kodama Gentarō /兒玉 源太郎/ (16 March 1852 – 23 July 1906) had interesting set of foreign orders: Russian Order of Saint Stanislaus (1st class version for non-christians awarded on September 12, 1892), commander of the Legion d'Honneur (awarded on October 14, 1895), Knight 1st Class of the...

Tanaka Kunishige /田中国重/ (January 18, 1870 - February 19, 1941) was born in Satsuma Province. He graduated from the Army War College (4th class) in July 1893. Between 1922 and 1928. Ranks. 07.03.1894 Lieutenant 22.04.1895 Lieutenant 17.03.1898 Captain 10.03.1904 Major 01.04.1909 Lieutenant...

Yasuoka, Masaomi /安岡正臣/やすおか まさおみ * 21st of July 1886 † 12th of April 1948 Promotions 1930-08-01 Colonel 1935-03-15 Major-General 1938-03-01 Lieutenant-General Service 1930-08-01 – 1932-01-09 Commanding Officer 49th Infantry Regiment 1932-01-09 – 1935-03-15 Chief of...

Satō, Kōtoku (佐藤幸徳/さとう こうとく) * 5th of March 1893 - † 26th of February 1959 Promotions 1932-12-XX Lieutenant-Colonel 1937-08-02 Colonel 1939-08-01 Major-General 1942-12-01 Lieutenant-General Service 1932-12-XX – 1934-08-02 Attached to 11th Infantry Regiment 1934-08-02...

Rare photo of Manchukuo prison service officer (chief warden) with 7th class order of the Pillar of the States. See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/medal-group-of-manchukuo-prison-officer.24141/

Lieutenant General with 2nd class Golden Kite Order breast star.

Lieutenant-General Nemoto, Hiroshi (6th of June 1891 - † 24th of May 1966) Promotions 1934-08-01 Colonel 1938-07-15 Major-General 00.08.32-05.03.34: Attached to the General Staff Service 1934-03-05 – 1936-03-07 Chief of Press Office, Ministry of War 1936-03-07 –...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadao_Araki The earliest known photo. Colonel with two imperial russian orders. Photo was made between 1918 and 1924. He was awarded with two russian orders: 4th class order of St. Vladimir with swords on November 15, 1916 (it is on the right from the Golden...

https://prabook.com/web/hanzo.kanaya/3718844 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E8%B0%B7%E7%AF%84%E4%B8%89 Chinese Golden Grain + Bulgarian Order of Saint Alexander.

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B4%A5%E9%87%8E%E4%B8%80%E8%BC%94 Interesting early photo. Made during his stay in Imperial Germany. Second half of the 1900s. Order of Red Eagle is hanging before Order of the Sacred Treasure. That's a clear violation of the rules of wearing! + Neck badge...