General Hideki Tojo/東條英機 陸軍大将

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 was promoted to chief of staff of the Kwantung Army whereby he led military operations against the Chinese in Inner Mongolia and the Chahar-Suiyan provinces. By July 1940, he was appointed Minister of War to the Japanese government led by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe.
On the eve of the Second World War's expansion into Asia and the Pacific, Tojo was an outspoken advocate for a preemptive attack on the United States and its European allies. Upon being appointed Prime Minister on October 17, 1941, he oversaw the Empire of Japan's decision to go to war as well as its ensuing conquest of much of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands.
After the war's tide decisively turned against Japan, Tojo was forced to resign as Prime Minister in July 1944. Following his nation's surrender to the Allied Powers in September 1945, he was arrested, convicted by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in the Tokyo Trials, sentenced to death, and hanged on December 23, 1948​

Note additional fixation of the breasts stars.

 

Hideki Tojo was awarded with 1st class Order of the Pillars of the State on December 1, 1937.
1st class Order of Auspicious Clouds was awarded on September 9, 1940.
Order of the German Eagle Grand Cross was awarded to him on January 18, 1940.
Special class of the Order of United Glory was awarded on June 2, 1943.
He also wearing breast star of the Grand Order of the Orchard Blossom (awarding day unknown, most likely late 1942/1943).

The most interesting part of this photo is his medal bar.
Previously his medal bar ended with four awards: Japanese Merit Order of Red Cross, Japanese Red Cross Honorary Member Medal, Manchukuo Merit Order of Red Cross and Manchukuo Red Cross Special Supporter Member Medal.

Now he has two crosses from Manchukuo Red Cross: Manchukuo Merit Order of Red Cross and Honorary Supporter Member Medal (a.k.a. Honorary Order of Red Cross) (see https://asiamedals.info/threads/off...o-empire-medals-and-badges.11713/#post-186581)

The most impressive medal bar.

 

Tojo was awarded with Grand Cordon of the Order of Illustrious Dragon on September 14, 1942.

Details.

Future Field Marshal Hajime Sugiyama.

Allies.

 

Famous journal cover.

Breast star of Illustrious Dragon is present but Manchukuo Red Cross Honorary Supporter Member Medal is absent.

 

Tojo receives in Tokyo the Lieutenant-General Phya Phahol Pholphaynha Sena, Chief Of The Thai Delegation (Left) And Thai Ambassador In Japan, Nai Direck.

 

Tojo was awarded with 2nd class Golden Kite Order on April 29, 1940 https://asiamedals.info/threads/2nd-class-order-of-golden-kite-awarded-to-general-hideki-tojo.24666/

 

1st class Rising Sun Order was awarded Hideki Tojo on September 11, 1940.

 

Lieutenant general Tojo with his ribbon bar.

Later six-row version.

 

Greater East Asia Conference. (L to R) Prime Minister of Burmna Ba Maw, Manchukuo Prime Minister Zhang Jinghui, President of the Reorganized National Government of China Wang Jingwei, Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, Prince Wan Waithayakon of Thailand, Second Philippine Republic Jose Laurel and Head of State of Provisional Government of Free India Chandra Bose pose for photographs during the Greater East Asia Conference at the diet building on November 5, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan.​

Tojo shakes hands with participants after the Greater East Asia Conference at the diet building on November 6, 1943 in Tokyo.

 

Nanjing Nationalist Government Head Wang Jingwe and Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo pose for photographs during the dinner hosted by Tojo on December 23, 1942 in Tokyo.

 

Tojo and his cabinet members pose for photographs after the ordinary session of the diet on March 26, 1943 in Tokyo.

 

October 21, 1940.

 

 

Early days.

 

Tojo's granddaughter Yuko Tojo with the photo of her granddad.

Together in early 1940s.

 

Hideki Tojo with Wang Jingwei.

19 ribbons!