Japanese Ribbon Bars in Photos

General Toshinari Maeda/前田利為侯爵陸軍中将

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...

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General Naozaburō Okabe/岡部直三郎 陸軍中将

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...

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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...

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Rare Japanese medal bar with Imperial Russian order of Saint George.

Marshal Nobuyoshi Mutō/武藤信義 元帥

Gensui Baron Nobuyoshi Mutō /武藤 信義/ (15 July 1868 – 27 July 1933) was Commander of the Kwantung Army in 1933, Japanese ambassador to Manchukuo, and a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army. Mutō was born in an ex-samurai family from Saga Domain. After graduating from the Imperial Japanese...

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General Hayao Tada/多田駿 陸軍大将

Hayao Tada /多田 駿/ (24 February 1882 – 16 December 1948) was the second son of a former samurai retainer of Sendai Domain from Sendai, and was adopted by his uncle. After attending military preparatory schools, he graduated from the 15th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1903...

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Lieutenant General Ito Tomotaka/伊藤知剛 陸軍中将

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Medal bar with foreign orders.

Lieutenant General Hikosaburō Hata/秦彦三郎 陸軍中将

Hata, Hikosaburō /秦彦三郎/ (October 1, 1890 - March 20 , 1959). Promotions 1936-03-07 Colonel 1939-03-09 Major-General 1941-10-15 Lieutenant-General Service 1932-12-XX – 1933-03-XX Attached to the General Staff 1933-03-XX – 1934-03-05 Chief of Soviet Branch, 4th...

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Japanese Army Pilot Badge in Photos

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Lieutenant-General Hisakazu Tanaka/田中久一 陸軍中将

Hisakazu Tanaka /田中 久一, Tanaka Hisakazu, 16 March 1889 – 27 March 1947/ was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and governor of Japanese-occupied Hong Kong in World War II. Promotions 1934-03-05 Colonel 1937-12-28 Major-General 1940-08-01 Lieutenant-general Service...

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Lieutenant General Aketo Nakamura/中村明人陸軍中将

Aketo Nakamura (中村 明人, Nakamura Aketo, 11 April 1889 – 12 September 1966). Promotions 1933-08-01 Colonel 1937-08-02 Major-General 1939-10-02 Lieutenant-General Service 1929-08-XX – 1930-08-01 Attached to 3rd Imperial Guards Regiment 1930-08-01 – 1932-06-09 Senior...

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Admiral.