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  1. Rear-Admiral Heitarō Takenouchi/竹内平太郎 海軍少将

    Heitarō Takenouchi /竹内平太郎, Takenouchi Heitarō, February 6, 1863 – December 21, 1933/ was a Japanese Rear-Admiral during the Russo-Japanese War. He commanded the Nisshin throughout the war and was also known for delivering the Kasuga and Nisshin from Genoa to Yokosuka. Heitarō was born on...
  2. Major-General Toshisada Takada/陸軍少将 高田利貞

    Toshisada Takada (March 30 , 1890- December 25, 1957 ) He was born in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1890. He graduated from the 25th class of the Japanese Army Academy. On July 15 , 1938 , he was promoted to the colonel of the army and appointed senior adjutant to the 1st Army. He participated in the...
  3. Lieutenant General Kamezo Suetaka/陸軍中将尾高亀蔵

    Suetaka Kamezō (尾高亀蔵 ;September 28 , 1884 - August 1, 1953) was born in Saga Prefecture as the second son of farmer Heiji Otani and was adopted by the Suetaka family. He attended Karatsu Junior High School and graduated from the Military Academy (16th class) in October 1904. In November of the...
  4. Japanese Officers of the 7th Guards Infantry Regiment

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  5. Lieutenant General Gaishi Nagaoka/長岡外史 陸軍中将

    Gaishi Nagaoka (長岡 外史, May 13, 1858 - April 21 , 1933) Japanese air force commander and pioneer of aviation, whose mustache measured 20 inches from tip to tip, was born Suō Province in 1858. His father, San'emon Hori (堀 三右衛門, Hori Sanemon), was an adopted son of Nanyo Nagaoka (長岡 南陽, Nagaoka...
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