I'd appreciate some help (again) in identifying (or confirming) the senior Japanese officers (three staff officers, one regimental commander) shown in the attached photograph.
The photo, which I have had restored, was taken c.1938 in Matsumoto at the 50th Infantry Regt barracks. So far I have as follows: L to R: 1. Unknown. 2. Lt Gen Doihara Kenji. 3. Col Toyama Noboru (CO, 50IR)? 4. Lt Gen Anami Koremichi?
Staff Officer 'Number 1' is wearing what appears to be the Order of the Rising Sun 2nd Class. Perhaps he was a senior ADC to either Doihara or Anami?
IJA senior staff officers' ID help (in photo)
IJA senior staff officers' ID help (in photo)
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Re: IJA senior staff officers' ID help (in photo)
Hi,
The pic shows the senior commanders of the 14th Infantry Division:
Commander:
1 Mar 1937 - 18 Jun 1938: Doihara Kenji
Nr. 4 can't be Anami Korechika, the picture shows an officer below General rank, Anami was promoted to Maj. General on 15 March 1935. I think it is the Chief of Staff of the Division, later Lt. General SANO Tadayoshi
Nr. 1 holds the rank of Maj. General, Commander of the 28th Infantry Brigade, later Lt. General SAKAI Takashi
Nr. 3 is definately Toyama Noboru, later Lt. General, the 50th Inf. Reg. was assigned to the 14th Inf. Div. in 1938:
Takashi SAKAI
LT. GENERAL
Born: 18 October 1887
Died: 30 September 1946
Promotions:
Second Lieutenant: 25 Dec 1908
Lieutenant: 26 Dec 1911
Captain: 17 Dec 1918
Major: 15 Mar 1924
Lieutenant Colonel: 10 Aug 1928
Colonel: 8 Aug 1932
Major General: 2 Mar 1937
Lieutenant General: 1 Aug 1939
Military Academy 20th Class
Military Staff College 28th Class
Assignments:
8 Aug 1932 - 1 Aug 1934: Chief of Chinese Affairs Section, 2nd Bureau, General Staff
1 Aug 1934 - 2 Dec 1935: Chief of Staff, China Garrison Army
2 Dec 1935 - 7 Mar 1936: attached to General Staff Headquarters
7 Mar 1936 - 1 Mar 1937: Commanding Officer, 23rd Infantry Regiment
1 Mar 1937 - 10 Jun 1938: Commanding Officer, 28th Infantry Brigade
10 Jun 1938 - 10 Mar 1939: Chief of Zhangjiakou Intelligence Agency
10 Mar 1939 - 9 Mar 1940: Head of Information Section, Asia Development Board
9 Mar 1940 - 8 Jun 1940: attached to Mongolian Garrison Army
8 Jun 1940 - 6 Nov 1941: Commanding Officer, Imperial Guards Depot Division
6 Nov 1941 - 1 Mar 1943: Commander-in-Chief, 23rd Army
20 Feb 1942 - 25 Dec 1942: concurrently Governor-General of Hong Kong
1 Mar 1943 - 14 Apr 1943: attached to General Staff Headquarters
14 Apr 1943 - 30 Apr 1943: awaiting orders
30 Apr 1943: in reserve
Awards & Decorations:
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure: 14 Jan 1942
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun: 29 Apr 1940
Order of the Golden Kite (3rd Class)
Order of the Rising Sun (3rd Class): 29 Apr 1934
Notes:
Born in Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture. After the end of the war, Sakai was accused of war crimes at the Chinese War Crimes Military Tribunal of the Ministry of National Defense in Nanking, and sentenced to death on 27 August 1946. Executed by firing squad on 30 September 1946.
Tadayoshi SANO
LT. GENERAL
Born: 7 March 1889
Died: 3 July 1945
Promotions:
Second Lieutenant: 26 Dec 1911
Lieutenant: 15 Dec 1914
Captain: 9 Apr 1920
Major: 6 Aug 1926
Lieutenant Colonel: 1 Aug 1931
Colonel: 1 Aug 1935
Major General: 15 Jul 1938
Lieutenant General: 1 Mar 1941
Military Academy 23rd Class
Military Staff College 34th Class
Assignments:
Mar 1935 - Dec 1935: Commanding Officer, 24th Field Artillery Regiment
Dec 1935 - Mar 1936: attached to 12th Division Headquarters
Mar 1936 - 1 Aug 1937: Commanding Officer, 20th Field Artillery Regiment
1 Aug 1937 - 18 Jun 1938: Chief of Staff, 14th Division
18 Jun 1938 - 1 Aug 1940: Commanding Officer, 4th Heavy Field Artillery Brigade
1 Aug 1940 - 20 Jun 1941: Commandant, Field Artillery School
20 Jun 1941 - 10 Jun 1943: Commanding Officer, 38th Division
10 Jun 1943 - 29 Mar 1944: Chief of Staff, General Defence Command
29 Mar 1944 - 9 May 1944: attached to General Staff Headquarters
9 May 1944 - 5 Jul 1944: Commander-in-Chief, Wuhan Defence Army
5 Jul 1944 - 12 Jan 1945: Commander-in-Chief, 34th Army
12 Jan 1945 - 3 Jul 1945: attached to China Expeditionary Army Headquarters
Awards & Decorations:
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure: 11 May 1943
Order of the Golden Kite (4th Class)
Notes:
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture. Died in Sendai from disease.
Noboru TOYAMA
LT. GENERAL
Born: 18 September 1889
Died: 15 June 1981
Promotions:
Second Lieutenant: 26 Dec 1911
Lieutenant: 15 Dec 1914
Captain: 20 Apr 1921
Major: 26 Jul 1927
Lieutenant Colonel: 1 Aug 1931
Colonel: 1 Mar 1937
Major General: 19 May 1939
Lieutenant General: 1 Apr 1942
Military Academy 23rd Class
Military Staff College 36th Class
Assignments:
1 Mar 1937 - 1 Aug 1938: Commanding Officer, 50th Infantry Regiment
1 Aug 1938 - 16 Jan 1939:
16 Jan 1939 - 11 Nov 1939: Commander, Rajin Fortress
11 Nov 1939 - 15 Oct 1941:Commanding Officer, 24th Infantry Brigade
15 Oct 1941 - 17 Apr 1942: Commanding Officer, Hunchun Garrison
17 Apr 1942 - 28 Sep 1945: Commanding Officer, 71st Division
Awards & Decorations:
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun: 18 Apr 1945
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure: 8 Jul 1942
Order of the Sacred Treasure (2nd Class): 26 Oct 1939
Order of the Golden Kite (3rd Class)
Notes:
Born in Chiba Prefecture. Brother-in-law of Lt. General Kaneshiro Shibayama.
Kind regards,
VJK
The pic shows the senior commanders of the 14th Infantry Division:
Commander:
1 Mar 1937 - 18 Jun 1938: Doihara Kenji
Nr. 4 can't be Anami Korechika, the picture shows an officer below General rank, Anami was promoted to Maj. General on 15 March 1935. I think it is the Chief of Staff of the Division, later Lt. General SANO Tadayoshi
Nr. 1 holds the rank of Maj. General, Commander of the 28th Infantry Brigade, later Lt. General SAKAI Takashi
Nr. 3 is definately Toyama Noboru, later Lt. General, the 50th Inf. Reg. was assigned to the 14th Inf. Div. in 1938:
Takashi SAKAI
LT. GENERAL
Born: 18 October 1887
Died: 30 September 1946
Promotions:
Second Lieutenant: 25 Dec 1908
Lieutenant: 26 Dec 1911
Captain: 17 Dec 1918
Major: 15 Mar 1924
Lieutenant Colonel: 10 Aug 1928
Colonel: 8 Aug 1932
Major General: 2 Mar 1937
Lieutenant General: 1 Aug 1939
Military Academy 20th Class
Military Staff College 28th Class
Assignments:
8 Aug 1932 - 1 Aug 1934: Chief of Chinese Affairs Section, 2nd Bureau, General Staff
1 Aug 1934 - 2 Dec 1935: Chief of Staff, China Garrison Army
2 Dec 1935 - 7 Mar 1936: attached to General Staff Headquarters
7 Mar 1936 - 1 Mar 1937: Commanding Officer, 23rd Infantry Regiment
1 Mar 1937 - 10 Jun 1938: Commanding Officer, 28th Infantry Brigade
10 Jun 1938 - 10 Mar 1939: Chief of Zhangjiakou Intelligence Agency
10 Mar 1939 - 9 Mar 1940: Head of Information Section, Asia Development Board
9 Mar 1940 - 8 Jun 1940: attached to Mongolian Garrison Army
8 Jun 1940 - 6 Nov 1941: Commanding Officer, Imperial Guards Depot Division
6 Nov 1941 - 1 Mar 1943: Commander-in-Chief, 23rd Army
20 Feb 1942 - 25 Dec 1942: concurrently Governor-General of Hong Kong
1 Mar 1943 - 14 Apr 1943: attached to General Staff Headquarters
14 Apr 1943 - 30 Apr 1943: awaiting orders
30 Apr 1943: in reserve
Awards & Decorations:
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure: 14 Jan 1942
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun: 29 Apr 1940
Order of the Golden Kite (3rd Class)
Order of the Rising Sun (3rd Class): 29 Apr 1934
Notes:
Born in Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture. After the end of the war, Sakai was accused of war crimes at the Chinese War Crimes Military Tribunal of the Ministry of National Defense in Nanking, and sentenced to death on 27 August 1946. Executed by firing squad on 30 September 1946.
Tadayoshi SANO
LT. GENERAL
Born: 7 March 1889
Died: 3 July 1945
Promotions:
Second Lieutenant: 26 Dec 1911
Lieutenant: 15 Dec 1914
Captain: 9 Apr 1920
Major: 6 Aug 1926
Lieutenant Colonel: 1 Aug 1931
Colonel: 1 Aug 1935
Major General: 15 Jul 1938
Lieutenant General: 1 Mar 1941
Military Academy 23rd Class
Military Staff College 34th Class
Assignments:
Mar 1935 - Dec 1935: Commanding Officer, 24th Field Artillery Regiment
Dec 1935 - Mar 1936: attached to 12th Division Headquarters
Mar 1936 - 1 Aug 1937: Commanding Officer, 20th Field Artillery Regiment
1 Aug 1937 - 18 Jun 1938: Chief of Staff, 14th Division
18 Jun 1938 - 1 Aug 1940: Commanding Officer, 4th Heavy Field Artillery Brigade
1 Aug 1940 - 20 Jun 1941: Commandant, Field Artillery School
20 Jun 1941 - 10 Jun 1943: Commanding Officer, 38th Division
10 Jun 1943 - 29 Mar 1944: Chief of Staff, General Defence Command
29 Mar 1944 - 9 May 1944: attached to General Staff Headquarters
9 May 1944 - 5 Jul 1944: Commander-in-Chief, Wuhan Defence Army
5 Jul 1944 - 12 Jan 1945: Commander-in-Chief, 34th Army
12 Jan 1945 - 3 Jul 1945: attached to China Expeditionary Army Headquarters
Awards & Decorations:
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure: 11 May 1943
Order of the Golden Kite (4th Class)
Notes:
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture. Died in Sendai from disease.
Noboru TOYAMA
LT. GENERAL
Born: 18 September 1889
Died: 15 June 1981
Promotions:
Second Lieutenant: 26 Dec 1911
Lieutenant: 15 Dec 1914
Captain: 20 Apr 1921
Major: 26 Jul 1927
Lieutenant Colonel: 1 Aug 1931
Colonel: 1 Mar 1937
Major General: 19 May 1939
Lieutenant General: 1 Apr 1942
Military Academy 23rd Class
Military Staff College 36th Class
Assignments:
1 Mar 1937 - 1 Aug 1938: Commanding Officer, 50th Infantry Regiment
1 Aug 1938 - 16 Jan 1939:
16 Jan 1939 - 11 Nov 1939: Commander, Rajin Fortress
11 Nov 1939 - 15 Oct 1941:Commanding Officer, 24th Infantry Brigade
15 Oct 1941 - 17 Apr 1942: Commanding Officer, Hunchun Garrison
17 Apr 1942 - 28 Sep 1945: Commanding Officer, 71st Division
Awards & Decorations:
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun: 18 Apr 1945
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure: 8 Jul 1942
Order of the Sacred Treasure (2nd Class): 26 Oct 1939
Order of the Golden Kite (3rd Class)
Notes:
Born in Chiba Prefecture. Brother-in-law of Lt. General Kaneshiro Shibayama.
Kind regards,
VJK
Re: IJA senior staff officers' ID help (in photo)
Many thanks, VJK!
The ID of No. 1 and the rank chronology confirms the date of the photo as 1938. (It must have been soon after 50IR was assigned to 14th Inf Div.)
One more photo to come, so I hope you'll be able to help again...
Kind regards
Steve C.
The ID of No. 1 and the rank chronology confirms the date of the photo as 1938. (It must have been soon after 50IR was assigned to 14th Inf Div.)
One more photo to come, so I hope you'll be able to help again...
Kind regards
Steve C.