Ōsako Naotoshi
Shishaku Ōsako Naotoshi ( Japanese 大 迫 尚 敏 ; * December 24, 1844 in Kagoshima , Satsuma , Japan ; † September 20, 1927 ) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army .
Life
Ōsako was born in Kagoshima in the Satsuma fiefdom , today's Kagoshima Prefecture , in southern Japan. During the First Sino-Japanese War , he was given command of a brigade. In 1895 he was appointed Danshaku according to the Japanese nobility system of Kazoku . In 1900 he was given command of the 7th Division .
During the Russo-Japanese War , Ōsako was assigned to the 7th Division of the 3rd Army and took part in the siege of Port Arthur , where they suffered heavy losses. After taking Port Arthur, Ōsako led the remnants of his division to northern Manchuria to take part in the Battle of Mukden .
In 1906 he was promoted to general and made shishaku , the Japanese equivalent of a vice count. After leaving the army, he headed the Gakushūin School from 1912 to 1927, which educated the children of the Japanese nobility. Ōsako Naotoshi died on September 20, 1927.
Awards
- Order of the Rising Sun with the Grand Cross of the Paulownia Order, 1st Class, 1927
literature
- Kowner, Rotem : The A to Z of the Russo-Japanese War. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2009, ISBN 978-0-8108-6841-0 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ōsako, Naotoshi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 大 迫 尚 敏 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kagoshima , Satsuma , Japan |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1927 |