Motoo Furusho
| Motoo Furushō | |
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General Motoo Furushō
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| Born | September 28, 1884 Kumamoto prefecture, Japan |
| Died | July 21, 1940 (aged 55) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1902 - 1940 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
11th Division Taiwan Army of Japan Fifth Army Twenty-First Army |
| Battles/wars |
Russo-Japanese War Second Sino-Japanese War |
| Other work | Vice Minister of War |
Motoo Furushō (古荘 幹郎 Furushō Motoo?, 14 September 1882 – 21 July 1940) was a lieutenant general of the Imperial Japanese Army and commander of the Japanese Twenty-First Army in 1938 during the Canton Operation.
A native of Kumamoto prefecture, Furushō attended military preparatory schools as a youth, and graduated from the 14th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1902. The following year, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Imperial Guards. He was in combat during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905 with the 4th Guards Infantry Regiment.
After the war, Furushō returned to Army Staff College and graduated from the 21st class in 1909. After graduation, he was assigned a number of administrative positions within the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff, and did a tour of duty as a military attaché to Germany, and another tour as aide-de-camp to Field Marshal Yamagata Aritomo.
After serving as an instructor at the Army War College from 1921–1923, Furushō became Chief of the 1st Section (Organization & Mobilization), 1st Bureau, Imperial Japanese Army General Staff from 1923-1925. He was then given command of the 2nd Imperial Guards Regiment, continuing his long association with the Imperial Guard, from 1925-1927.
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