*** Welcome to piglix ***

Shunroku Hata

Gensui Hata Shunroku
Hata Syunroku3.jpg
Born July 26, 1879
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Died May 10, 1962(1962-05-10) (aged 82)
Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance  Empire of Japan
Service/branch  Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service 1901–1945
Rank Field Marshal
Commands held 14th Division
Taiwan Army of Japan
China Expeditionary Army
Battles/wars Russo-Japanese War
World War II
Awards Order of the Rising Sun, Order of the Golden Kite

Shunroku Hata (畑 俊六 Hata Shunroku?, July 26, 1879 – May 10, 1962) was a Gensui (Marshal-General) in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Hata was a native of Fukushima prefecture, where his father was a samurai of the Aizu domain. At the age of 12, the family relocated to Hakodate, Hokkaidō, but at the age of 14, he was accepted into the prestigious First Tokyo Middle School. However, his father died the same year. Unable to afford the tuition, Hata enrolled in the Army Cadet School instead, going on to graduate in the 12th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1901 as a second lieutenant in the artillery. Hata served in the Russo-Japanese War. He graduated from the 22nd class of the Army Staff College with top rankings in November 1910.

Sent as a military attaché to Germany in March 1912, Hata stayed in Europe throughout World War I as a military observer. He was promoted to major in September 1914 and to lieutenant colonel in July 1918, while still in Europe, and he stayed on as a member of the Japanese delegation to the Versailles Peace Treaty negotiations in February 1919.


...
Wikipedia

...