Nobuyoshi Muto
| Gensui Baron Mutō Nobuyoshi | |
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Japanese General Baron Mutō Nobuyoshi
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| Born | July 15, 1868 Saga, Saga Prefecture |
| Died | July 27, 1933 (aged 65) Shinkyo, Manchukuo |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1894 - 1933 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Commands held |
3rd Infantry Division Kwantung Army |
| Battles/wars |
First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War Second Sino-Japanese War |
| Awards |
Order of the Golden Kite (1st class, 2nd class, 3rd class) Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) |
Gensui Baron Nobuyoshi Mutō (武藤 信義 Mutō Nobuyoshi?, 15 July 1868 – 27 July 1933) was Commander of the Kwantung Army in 1933, Japanese ambassador to Manchukuo, and a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army.
Mutō was born in an ex-samurai family from Saga Domain. After graduating from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, he served in the First Sino-Japanese War as a lieutenant in the infantry. After the war (and his promotion to captain) he was sent twice to Russia as a military attaché, spending time in Vladivostok and in Odessa. He was fluent in the Russian language, which proved invaluable during the Russo-Japanese War. After his promotion to major, then colonel, he returned to Japan in a posting with the Imperial Guards.
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