Jun Ushiroku
| Jun Ushiroku | |
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General Jun Ushiroku
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| Born | September 28, 1884 Kyoto prefecture, Japan |
| Died | November 24, 1973 (aged 89) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1905 - 1945 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
26th Division Fourth Army Southern China Area Army Third Area Army |
| Battles/wars |
Siberian Intervention Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
| Awards |
Order of the Sacred Treasures (1st class) Order of the Golden Kite (2nd class) Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) |
| Other work | Minister of War |
Jun Ushiroku (後宮 淳 Ushiroku Jun?, 28 September 1884 – 24 November 1973) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army.
A native of Kyoto prefecture, Ushiroku graduated from the 17th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1905. He served in combat very briefly at the very end of the Russo-Japanese War. He graduated from the 29th class of the Army War College (Japan) in 1917. He served with Japanese forces in the Siberian Intervention of 1919 in support of White Russian forces against the Bolshevik Red Army.
Ushiroku was posted to the Kwantung Army in Manchuria in December 1925, and was assigned to the protection of the South Manchurian Railway. Promoted to colonel in 1929, he became commander of the IJA 48th Infantry Regiment. In August 1931, he was reassigned as Chief of Staff of the IJA 4th Division.
From 1932-1938, Ushiroku served in a number of staff positions within the Kwantung Army headquarters in Manchukuo. He was promoted to major general in March 1934 and to lieutenant general in August 1937. In October of the same year, he became commander in chief of the IJA 26th Division, which was active in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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