Shigeru Honjō
| Shigeru Honjō | |
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General Shigeru Honjō
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| Born | 10 May 1876 Hyōgo prefecture, Japan |
| Died | November 30, 1945 (aged 69) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Army
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| Years of service | 1897 - 1936 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held |
10th Division Kwantung Army |
| Battles/wars |
Russo-Japanese War Siberian Intervention Second Sino-Japanese War |
| Awards |
Order of the Sacred Treasures (1st class) Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) |
General Baron Shigeru Honjō (本庄 繁 Honjō Shigeru?, 10 May 1876 – 30 November 1945) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the early period of the Second Sino-Japanese War. He was considered an ardent follower of Sadao Araki's doctrines.
Honjō was born into a farming family in Hyōgo prefecture, and attended military preparatory schools as a youth. He graduated from the 9th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1897, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry. Among his classmates were future Prime Minister Abe Nobuyuki, and generals Sadao Araki and Iwane Matsui. In 1902 he graduated from the 19th class of the Army Staff College.
Honjō served with distinction during the Russo-Japanese War in the IJA 20th Infantry Regiment, and was promoted to captain during that conflict. After the war, he was assigned to a number of staff positions with the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff.
In 1907-1908, Honjō was dispatched to Beijing and Shanghai as a military attaché, and the following year was promoted to major. After serving more staff positions, including a stint as instructor at the Army Staff College, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1917, and sent to Europe as a military attache in the aftermath of World War I. In 1919, he accompanied Japanese forces during the Siberian Intervention against the Bolshevik Red Army in eastern Russia.
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