Ichinohe Hyoe

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Hyoe Ichinohe

Born	August 2, 1855 Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Died	September 2, 1931

Hyoe Ichinohe (一戸兵衛, Ichinohe Hyoe^?) (August 2, 1855-September 2, 1931) was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army serving during the Satsuma Rebellion, First Sino-Japanese War and most notably during the Russo-Japanese War. A meticulous planner, the casualty rate of his command was far fewer than that of his fellow officers while achieving the same objectives.

Born in Tsugaru fief (present day Aomori prefecture), Ichinohe enlisted in the Japanese army and commissioned as a probationary lieutenant in 1876. Serving with distinction during the Satsuma Rebellion between February-September of 1877, Ichinohe was wounded in battle and later awarded a full lieutenant on May of that year.

During the First Sino-Japanese War, Ichinohe would be commended for his actions while commanding the advanced guard for the Oshima (Yoshimasa), a mixed brigade, at the Battle of Songhwa on July 29, 1894 and later served as battalion commander at the Battle of Pyongyang on September 15.

A brigade commander at the start of the Russo-Japanese War, Ichidnohe was one of the few commanders whose reputation remained in tact following siege of Port Arthur from June 1, 1904-January 2, 1905 and later served under Field Marshal Iwao Oyama at the Battle of Mukden.

Commanding various brigades and divisions following the war, Ichinohe eventually was appointed inspection general of military training during the First World War, serving from 1915 to 1919. Resigning from military service soon after, he lived in retirement until his death in 1931.