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Koiso Kuniaki

Kuniaki Koiso
小磯 國昭
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28th Prime Minister of Japan
In office
July 22, 1944 – April 7, 1945
Monarch Shōwa
Preceded by Hideki Tojo
Succeeded by Kantarō Suzuki
Governor General of Korea
In office
June 15, 1942 – July 22, 1944
Monarch Shōwa
Preceded by Jirō Minami
Succeeded by Nobuyuki Abe
Personal details
Born (1880-03-22)March 22, 1880
, Japan
Died November 3, 1950(1950-11-03) (aged 70)
Tokyo, Japan
Resting place Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
Political party Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Other political
affiliations
Sakurakai
Alma mater Imperial Japanese Army Academy
Army War College
Profession General
Religion Shinto
Signature
Military service
Allegiance  Empire of Japan
Service/branch  Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service 1900–1938
Rank General
Commands

Kuniaki Koiso (小磯 國昭?, Koiso Kuniaki, March 22, 1880 – November 3, 1950) was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Governor-General of Korea and 28th Prime Minister of Japan from July 22, 1944, to April 7, 1945. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Koiso was born in Utsunomiya, on March 22, 1880, as the son of a Samurai family. His father was a policeman.

Koiso graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1900 and went on to attend the Army Staff College. Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 30th Infantry Regiment in June 1901, he was promoted to Lieutenant in November 1903. During the Russo-Japanese War, he served as Battalion Adjutant in September 1904, Company Commander in March 1905 and was promoted to captain in June 1905.

In November 1910, Koiso graduated from the Army Staff College and returned to the Imperial Japanese Army Academy as an instructor in December 1910.

Reassigned to the Kwantung Army in September 1912, Koiso was promoted to major and Battalion Commander of the 2d Infantry Regiment in August 1914. He returned to the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters in June 1915, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in July 1918, and seconded to the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in July 1921. After his promoted to colonel in February 1922, he was sent as a military attaché to Europe in June 1922, returning to assume command of the IJA 51st Division in August 1923. Returning to the Army General Staff in May 1925, he was promoted to major general in December 1926 and lieutenant general in August 1931.


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