Japanese military attachés in foreign service
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List of Japanese military attachés in foreign service
[edit] Austria
- Hisaichi Terauchi:- Assistant Military Attaché, Austria, December 1911
- Tomoyuki Yamashita:- Military Attaché (LtCol), Austria--and Hungary, concurrently February 1927
[edit] Sweden
- Tetsuzan Nagata:- Military Attaché, Sweden, June 1921
[edit] Belgium
- Yuitsu Tsuchiachi:- Military Attaché, France--and, concurrently, Belgium, August 1937
[edit] Denmark
- Tetsuzan Nagata:- Language Officer, Denmark, June 1915;
[edit] England
- Masaharu Homma:- Resident Officer, also military student, England, August 1918 (and served as observer with British forces in France)
- Hitoshi Imamura:- Assistant Military Attaché, England, October 1918
- Ando Rikichi:- Resident Officer, England, January 1919
- Shizuichi Tanaka:- Resident officer, England, March 1919
- Seiichi Kita:- Resident Officer, England, September 1927
- Torashiro Kawabe:- Member, Japanese Delegation, London Conference, 1929-May 1930
- Shigenori Kuroda:- Resident Officer, England, January 1922
[edit] France
- Keisuke Fujie:- Assistant Military Attaché, France, August 1917
- Naruhihiko Higashikuni:- Resident Officer, France, studying military tactics, April 1920
- Kanji Nishihara:- Resident Officer, France, February 1926
- Korechika Anami:- official duty, France, August 1927
- Ishiro Shichida:- Resident Officer, France, May 1931
- Takushiro Hattori:- Resident Officer, France, June 1934; observer, Italo-Ethiopian War, October 1935
- Yuitsu Tsuchiachi:- Military Attaché, France--and, concurrently, Belgium, August 1937
[edit] Germany
- Toshizo Nishio:- Language Officer, Germany, August 1912
- Tetsuzan Nagata:- Language Officer, Germany, October 1913
- Hideki Tojo:- official duty, Germany, July 1921;
- Yoshio Kozuki:- Language Officer, Germany, November 1921
- Heitaro Kimura:- Resident Officer, Germany, January 1922
- Kenzo Kitano:- Resident Officer, Germany, September 1922
- Kanji Ishihara:- Language Officer, Germany, July 1922
- Takeo Yasuda:- Resident Officer, Germany, January 1922;
- Mitsuo Nakazawa:- Resident Officer, Germany, July 1923;
- Sosaku Suzuki:- Resident Officer, Germany, March 1923
- Isamu Yokoyama:- Resident Officer, Germany (Major), August 1924
- Takuma Shimoyama:- Resident Officer, Germany, March 1925
- Masakazu Kawabe:- Military Attaché Germany, August 1929
- Kioji Tominaga:- official duty, Germany, December 1935
- Hiroshi Oshima:- stationed in Berlin as Military Attaché working for alliance between Japan and Nazi Germany (Anti-Comintern Pact, 1937; Tripartite Alliance, 1940); Ambassador to Germany, 1940
- Kitsuju Ayabe:- Member, Military Observer Mission to Germany and Italy (under LtGen Yamashita), December 1940-July 1941
[edit] Italy
- Shigetaro Shimada:- Assistant Naval Attaché Italy, August 1936; Naval Attaché, same country, December 1917
[edit] Switzerland
- Masakazu Kawabe:- Resident Officer, Switzerland, April 1918,
- Hideki Tojo:- official duty, Switzerland, August 1919,
- Yoshijiro Umezu:- Military Attaché, Switzerland, November 1919
- Kioji Tominaga:- Member, Japanese Delegation to General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, December 1931
- Kanji Ishihara:- Member, Japanese Delegation to Geneva Conference, October 1932
- Keisuke Fujie:- member of Japanese Delegation, General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, August 1931
[edit] Hungary
- Tomoyuki Yamashita:- Military Attaché (LtCol), Austria--and Hungary, concurrently February 1927
[edit] Poland
- Kiichiro Higuchi:- Military Attaché, Japanese Legation, Poland, May 1925
- Haruyoshi Hyakutate:- Resident Officer, Poland, December 1925
- Arao Okikatsu:- Assistant Military Attaché Poland, March 1936
- Masataka Yamawaki:-Military Attaché to Warsaw 1934 - 1935
[edit] Soviet Union
- Sadao Araki:- Language Officer, Russia, November 1909; Military Attaché, Russia, May 1913
- Mitsumasa Yonai:- Resident Naval Officer, Russia, 1915
- Kioji Tominaga:- Assistant Military Attaché, USSR, December 1928
- Torashiro Kawabe:- Resident Officer,Riga,Latvia(studying Soviet military affairs), January 1926, Military Attaché, U.S.S.R., February 1932 April 1934
- Saburo Hayashi:- Served in Soviet Union during 1938 as a language officer,later in 1939 was Assistant Military Attaché in Moscow.
- Michitake Yamaoka:- Military Attaché to the Soviet Union (1940 - 1943)
[edit] Canada
- Tadamichi Kuribayashi:- Military Attaché, Canada, April 1930
[edit] United States
- Tadamichi Kuribayashi:- Resident Officer, United States, September 1927
- Kumaichi Teramoto:- Assistant Military Attaché, United States, December 1928
- Hisaichi Tanaka:- Language Officer, United States
- Shuizuichi Tanaka:- Military Attaché, United States, May 1932
- Joichiro Sanada:- Official duty, United States, September 1936-September 1937
- Masafumi Yamauchi:Military Attaché to USA 1938 - 1939
- Hideo Iwakuro: special Duty, United States, 1941
[edit] Manchukuo
- Otosaburo Yano:- Japanese Military Attaché,Hsinking,Manchukuo
- Tadashi Hanaya:- (Head) Japanese Military Attaché,Hsinking,Manchukuo
- Shun Akifusa:- (Head) Harbin Military Attaché Mission,Manchukuo
[edit] Mexico
- Shizuichi Tanaka:- Military Attaché, Mexico, May 1926
[edit] Turkey
- Jo Iimura:- Military Attaché, Turkey, January 1930;
- Kingoro Hashimoto:- Attaché duty, Japanese Embassy, Turkey
[edit] India
- Gen Sugiyama:- Military Attaché India, February 1915
- Masaharu Homma:- Resident Officer, India, August 1922
- Hitoshi Imamura:- Resident Officer, India, April 1927
- Ando Rikishi:- Military Attaché, India, August 1925
- Hideyoshi Obata:- Resident officer, India, November 1937
- Shigenori Kuroda:- Military Attaché, India, August 1935
[edit] China
- Shigeru Honjo:-Military Attaché to China
- Seiichi Kita:- Resident Officer, China, February 1921, Resident Officer, China, May 1927
- Kenji Doihara:- official duty, China, December 1922
- Teiichi Suzuki:- Assistant Military Attaché, China, December 1929
- Yuitsu Tsuchiachi:- concurrently Military Attaché, China, December 1940
[edit] Philippines
- Gen Sugiyama:- official duty, Philippines, February 1912
- Masafumi Yamauchi:Official tor to the Philippines 1934 - 1935
[edit] Singapore
- Gen Sugiyama:- official duty, Singapore, October 1912
[edit] Military attaches in Diplomatic missions
[edit] Concurrent Mission to Europe
- Shizuo Yokoyama:- official duty, Europe, September 1934
- Joichiro Sanada:- official duty, Europe, September 1936-September 1937
- Hitoshi Imamura:- official duty, Europe, August 1920
- Shunroku Hata:- official duty, Europe, December
- Kenji Doihara:- official duty, Europe, May 1921
- Ando Rikishi:- official duty, Europe, September 1921
[edit] Assistant to Peace Conference February 1919
- Jo Iimura:- member, Plenipotentiary's Suite, Peace Conference, February 1919
- Shunroku Hata: member, Plenipotentiary's Suite, Peace Conference, February 1919
[edit] Assistant to Mission to League of Nations,1920-23
- Heisuke Yanagawa:-Member of the Japanese Military Mission to League of Nations during 1920-23 period
[edit] Assistant to London Conference 1929-May 30
- Heitaro Kimura: Member, Japanese Delegation, London Conference, 1929-May 1930
[edit] Assistant to General Disarmament Conference,Geneva 1931-32
- Keisuke Fujie: member of Japanese Delegation, General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, August 1931
- Kioji Tominaga: Member, Japanese Delegation to General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, December 1931
- Kanji Ishihara: Member, Japanese Delegation to Geneva Conference, October 1932
[edit] Assistant to Ho-Umezu Agreement June 1935
- Yoshihiro Umezu: Commanding General, China Garrison Army, March 1934 (Ho-Umezu Agreement, June 1935);
[edit] Member in Yamashita s Mission to Europe(Germany and Italy),December 1940-July 1941
- Kitsuju Ayabe:Member, Military Observer LtGen Yamashita´s Diplomatic Mission to Germany and Italy,in December 1940-July 1941
[edit] Special Milittary Attache in Germany
- Kazuo Otani: Special Milittary Attaché in Germany,official representant for buying armaments,also heavy supporter and liaison with the Nazis
[edit] Army attache in Matsuoka's mission to Europe and Russia
- Yatsuji Nagai: Army attaché in Matsuoka's Diplomatic Mission to Europe and Russia
[edit] Army diplomatic support to Washington diplomatic mission
- Hideo Iwakuro: Army Foreign Affairs officer, provided diplomatic support to the Washington mission
[edit] Special aide to Nomura Mission to Washington
- Kaname Wakasugi: special aide to Nomura Mission to Washington