Japanese veterans in overseas interventions (1894-1927)

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This is a list of Japanese veterans (Navy or Army) who took part in overseas interventions from 1894 to 1927.

[edit] Chinese-Japanese War (1894-95)

  • Kantaro Suzuki:-commanded a torpedo boat during Sino-Japanese War, participated in night torpedo assault on Wei-hai-wei (Lt)
  • Aritomo Yamagata:-Commanding General, First Army,Sino-Japanese War

[edit] Russo-Japanese War (1904-05)

  • Sadao Araki:-Company Commander, 1st Infantry Regiment, Imperial Guard Division during Russo-Japanese War
  • Jiro Minami:-Company Commander,1st Cavalry Regiment,Russo-Japanese War (took part in assault on Port Arthur);
  • Toshizo Nishio:-participated in Russo-Japanese War, infantry battalion adjutant, 40th Infantry Regiment,
  • Kantaro Suzuki:-commanded 4th Destroyer Division, which picked up survivors of the Port Arthur Blockade Squadron, during Russo-Japanese War (Commander).
  • Jun Ushiroku:-53d Infantry Regiment (Russo-Japanese War),
  • Otozo Yamada:-participated gallantly in Russo-Japanese War. He was captured by the Soviet Army at the end of WWII and was accused of involvement with human experimentation performed by the Japanese Army in Manchuria.
  • Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi:-during the Russo-Japanese War, he served as a major in the infantry assigned to the staff of General Kuroki Tamemoto,commander of the First Army.

[edit] Japanese Intervention in Siberia (1918-1927)

  • Korechika Anami:-Staff Officer, Sakhalin Expeditionary Army
  • Sadao Araki:-Staff Officer, Expeditionary Army Headquarters, Vladivostok,
  • Kitsuju Ayabe:- Siberian Expeditionary Army (Cavalry)
  • Shojiro Iida:-participated in Siberian Expedition
  • Shigenori Kuroda:-Amur Railway Detachment Headquarters
  • Masutaro Nakai:-Siberian Expedition, 1919-20
  • Jun Ushiroku:-Staff Officer, 5th Division (Vladivostok)
  • Koreshige Inuzuka - naval officer
  • Norihiro Yasue - Siberian Expeditionary Army
  • General Ohi:-was Japanese commander in Amur-Vladivostok area in the period of the Russian Far East administration.