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List of Japanese military attachés in foreign service

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Austria

  • Hisaichi Terauchi:- Assistant Military Attaché, Austria, December 1911
  • Tomoyuki Yamashita:- Military Attaché (LtCol), Austria—and Hungary, concurrently February 1927

    • Sweden

  • Tetsuzan Nagata:- Military Attaché, Sweden, June 1921

    • Belgium

  • Yuitsu Tsuchiachi:- Military Attaché, France—and, concurrently, Belgium, August 1937

    • Denmark

  • Tetsuzan Nagata:- Language Officer, Denmark, June 1915;

    • 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
  • Torashirō Kawabe:- Member, Japanese Delegation, London Conference, 1929-May 1930
  • Shigenori Kuroda:- Resident Officer, England, January 1922

    • 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

    • Germany

  • Toshizō Nishio:- Language Officer, Germany, August 1912
  • Tetsuzan Nagata:- Language Officer, Germany, October 1913
  • Hideki Tōjō:- official duty, Germany, July 1921;
  • Yoshio Kozuki:- Language Officer, Germany, November 1921
  • Heitarō Kimura:- Resident Officer, Germany, January 1922
  • Kenzo Kitano:- Resident Officer, Germany, September 1922
  • Kanji Ishiwara:- Language Officer, Germany, July 1922
  • Takeo Yasuda:- Resident Officer, Germany, January 1922;
  • Mitsuo Nakazawa:- Resident Officer, Germany, July 1923;
  • Sōsaku 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 Ōshima:- 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

    • Italy

  • Shigetarō Shimada:- Assistant Naval Attaché Italy, August 1936; Naval Attaché, same country, December 1917

    • Switzerland

  • Masakazu Kawabe:- Resident Officer, Switzerland, April 1918,
  • Hideki Tōjō:- official duty, Switzerland, August 1919,
  • Yoshijirō Umezu:- Military Attaché, Switzerland, November 1919
  • Kioji Tominaga:- Member, Japanese Delegation to General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, December 1931
  • Kanji Ishiwara:- Member, Japanese Delegation to Geneva Conference, October 1932
  • Keisuke Fujie:- member of Japanese Delegation, General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, August 1931

    • Hungary

  • Tomoyuki Yamashita:- Military Attaché (LtCol), Austria—and Hungary, concurrently February 1927

    • Poland

  • Kiichiro Higuchi:- Military Attaché, Japanese Legation, Poland, May 1925
  • Harukichi Hyakutake:- Resident Officer, Poland, December 1925
  • Okikatsu Arao:- Assistant Military Attaché Poland, March 1936
  • Masataka Yamawaki:-Military Attaché to Warsaw 1934–1935

    • 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
  • Torashirō 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)

    • Canada

  • Tadamichi Kuribayashi:- Military Attaché, Canada, April 1930

    • United States

  • Tadamichi Kuribayashi:- Resident Officer, United States, September 1927
  • Kumaichi Teramoto:- Assistant Military Attaché, United States, December 1928
  • Hisakazu 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

    • Manchukuo

  • Otosaburo Yano:- Japanese Military Attaché,Hsinking,Manchukuo
  • Tadashi Hanaya:- (Head) Japanese Military Attaché,Hsinking,Manchukuo
  • Shun Akifusa:- (Head) Harbin Military Attaché Mission,Manchukuo

    • Mexico

  • Shizuichi Tanaka:- Military Attaché, Mexico, May 1926

    • Turkey

  • Jo Iimura:- Military Attaché, Turkey, January 1930;
  • Kingoro Hashimoto:- Attaché duty, Japanese Embassy, Turkey

    • India

  • Gen Sugiyama:- Military Attaché India, February 1915
  • Masaharu Homma:- Resident Officer, India, August 1922
  • Hitoshi Imamura:- Resident Officer, India, April 1927
  • Rikichi Andō:- Military Attaché, India, August 1925
  • Hideyoshi Obata:- Resident officer, India, November 1937
  • Shigenori Kuroda:- Military Attaché, India, August 1935

    • China

  • Shigeru Honjō:-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

    • Philippines

  • Gen Sugiyama:- official duty, Philippines, February 1912
  • Masafumi Yamauchi:Official tor to the Philippines 1934–1935

    • Singapore

  • Gen Sugiyama:- official duty, Singapore, October 1912

    • 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
  • Rikichi Andō:- official duty, Europe, September 1921

    • 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

    • 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

    • Assistant to London Conference 1929-May 30

  • Heitarō Kimura: Member, Japanese Delegation, London Conference, 1929-May 1930

    • 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 Ishiwara: Member, Japanese Delegation to Geneva Conference, October 1932

    • Assistant to Ho-Umezu Agreement June 1935

  • Yoshihiro Umezu: Commanding General, China Garrison Army, March 1934 (Ho-Umezu Agreement, June 1935);

    • Member in Yamashita s Mission to Europe(Germany and Italy),December 1940-July 1941

  • Kitsuju Ayabe: Member, Military Observer Lt Gen Yamashita's diplomatic mission to Germany and Italy in December 1940 - July 1941

    • Special Military Attaché in Germany

  • Kazuo Otani: Special Military Attaché in Germany, official representative for buying armaments, also heavy supporter and liaison with the Nazis

    • Army attaché in Matsuoka's mission to Europe and Russia

  • Yatsuji Nagai: Army attaché in Matsuoka's Diplomatic Mission to Europe and Russia

    • Army diplomatic support to Washington diplomatic mission

  • Hideo Iwakuro: Army Foreign Affairs officer, provided diplomatic support to the Washington mission

    • Special aide to Nomura Mission to Washington

  • Kaname Wakasugi: special aide to Nomura Mission to Washington

    • References

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