| Baron Mutō Nobuyoshi | |
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| 15 July 1868 -27 July 1933 | |
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Japanese General Baron Mutō Nobuyoshi |
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| Place of birth | Saga, Saga Prefecture |
| Place of death | Shinkyo, Manchukuo |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch | |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Battles/wars | First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War Second Sino-Japanese War |
| Awards | Order of the Golden Kite (1st class, 2nd class, 3rd class) Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) |
Baron Nobuyoshi Mutō (武藤信義 Mutō Nobuyoshi?, 15 July 1868 – 27 July 1933) was Commander of the Kwangtung Army in 1933, Japanese ambassador to Manchukuo, and a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The, also known as the Guandong Army ( 관동군 was an Army group of the Imperial Japanese Army in the early twentieth century An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country Manchukuo (ja [[wikt満州国 満州国]] Manshūkoku lit "State of Manchuria " was a Puppet state in Manchuria and eastern (also frequently translated as Field marshal) was the highest title in the prewar Imperial Japanese Military The Imperial Japanese Army ( IJA) ( Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国陸軍 Romaji: Dai-Nippon Teikoku World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
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Born to an ex-samurai family from Saga Prefecture, after graduating from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, Mutō served in the First Sino-Japanese War as a lieutenant in the infantry. is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. The was the principal officer's training school for the Imperial Japanese Army. The First Sino-Japanese War ( 日清戦争 Romaji: Nisshin Sensō ( 1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a war fought between Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services The Infantry is the oldest and most numerous of the Combat Arms in the Armed forces, and consists After the war (and his promotion to captain) he was sent twice to Russia as a military attaché, spending time in Vladivostok and in Odessa. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A military attaché is a Military Expert who is part of a Diplomatic mission; this post is normally filled by a high-ranking officer Vladivostok ( is Russia 's largest port city on the Pacific Ocean and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai. ODESSA which stands for the German phrase O rganisation d er e hemaligen SS - A ngehörigen which in turn translates He was fluent in the Russian language, which proved invaluable during the Russo-Japanese War. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September After his promotion to major, then colonel, he returned to Japan in a posting with the Imperial Guards. Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country The Japanese is an organization which is dedicated to protection of the Emperor of Japan and his family palaces and other imperial properties [1]
From 1915-1916, Mutō was Chief of 2nd Section (Maneuvers), 1st Bureau, Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. also called the Army General Staff was one of the four principal agencies charged with overseeing the Imperial Japanese Army. From 1917, he was assigned to military intelligence and headed the Harbin Special Agency and operational offices in Irkutsk and Omsk. Military intelligence (abbreviated MI int Commonwealth, or intel Irkutsk (Ирку́тск Эрхүү Erkhüü; Эрхүү Erkhüü) is one of the largest cities in Siberia and the administrative center of Omsk (Омск is a city in southwest Siberia in Russia, the administrative center of Omsk Oblast. He returned to administrative positions in Japan from 1919-1921, before being appointed commander of the IJA 3rd Division in 1921 and being dispatched to Russia during the Siberian Expedition against the Bolshevik Red Army. The was an Infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army. Its Call sign was the. The of 1918–1922 was the dispatch of troops of the Entente powers to the Russian Maritime Provinces as part of a larger effort by the western powers and Japan The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya
Mutō returned to Japan in 1922 as Vice Chief of the General Staff to 1925, and a member of the Supreme War Council from 1925-1926. The Supreme War Council ( Senso-shi-do) was established during the development of representative government in Meiji period Japan to further strengthen He was briefly appointed commander of Tokyo Defense Command before assuming the role of Commander in Chief of the Kwangtung Army, from 28 July 1926 – 26 August 1927. A commander-in-chief is the Commander of a nation's Military forces or significant element of those forces The, also known as the Guandong Army ( 관동군 was an Army group of the Imperial Japanese Army in the early twentieth century Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Mutō was active in the founding of the new state of Manchukuo. Manchukuo (ja [[wikt満州国 満州国]] Manshūkoku lit "State of Manchuria " was a Puppet state in Manchuria and eastern After a stint as Inspector-General of Military Training (26 August 1927 – 26 May 1932), he then returned to Manchuria from 1932 to 1933 as Commander in Chief of the Manchukuo Imperial Army, while simultaneously holding the positions of Commander of the Kwantung Army and Governor of Kwantung Leased Territory. The was responsible for all non- Military aviation training of the Imperial Japanese Army. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The Manchukuo Imperial Army was the armed force of the Japanese dominated Puppet state of Manchukuo. The Kwantung Leased Territory ( Chinese: 關東州 关东州 Guāndōngzhōu Japanese: 関東州 Kantōshū was a territory in the southern part of the Liaodong As Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Emperor Showa, Mutō signed the Japan-Manchukuo Protocol of 1932. The word plenipotentiary (from the Latin, plenus + potens, full + power has two meanings also known as, (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989 was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order reigning from December 25 1926 until his death In 1933, he supervised Operation Nekka, the invasion of Jehol. The Defense of the Great Wall ( (January 1 1933 &ndash May 31 1933 was a campaign between the armies of Republic of China and Empire of Japan, which Administration Rehe was located north of the Great Wall, west of Manchuria, and east of Mongolia. In early 1933, he was promoted to field marshal. (also frequently translated as Field marshal) was the highest title in the prewar Imperial Japanese Military [2]
Diagnosed with jaundice, Mutō died in a hospital in Shinkyo, Manchukuo. Jaundice, also known as icterus (attributive adjective "icteric" is yellowish discoloration of the Skin, sclerae (whites of the eyes Changchun ( is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the centre of the His elevation to the title of danshaku (baron) was posthumous, as were his awards of the Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) and Order of the Rising Sun (1st class). Baron is a specific Title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin (liber The was an order of the Empire of Japan, established on 12 February 1889 by Emperor Meiji "in commemoration of Jimmu The Order of the Rising Sun (旭日章 Kyokujitsu shō ? His grave is at the temple of Gokoku-ji in Tokyo. is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Tokyo 's Bunkyō. It was established by the mother of the Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.
| Preceded by Mannosuke Yamaoka |
Governor-General of Kwantung 1932-1933 |
Succeeded by Takashi Hishikari |