Hagi Saburō

Hagi Saburō ( Japanese 萩 三郎 ; born October 22, 1895 in Ishikawa Prefecture ; † September 5, 1964 ) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army .

Life

Hagi Saburō attended the Tokyo Cadet Institute and the Central Cadet Institute and then began training at the Imperial Army Officer School , which he completed in June 1917. He was then promoted to lieutenant and transferred to the 35th Infantry Regiment. After various posts, he graduated from the Imperial Army University in November 1925 and was promoted to captain in August 1926 . He was also company commander , staff officer in the military office of the Army Ministryas well as in the army arsenal. He also graduated from the Graduate School of Law and Politics of the Law Faculty of the University of Tokyo and was promoted to major in August 1932 . In November 1932 he was first commander of a battalion of the 6th Infantry Regiment and then a staff officer in the staff of the 19th Division , the so-called "Tiger Division". He was then a staff officer in the General Inspectorate for Military Training, where he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1936 .

Then Hagi Saburō acted between November 1, 1937 and May 19, 1939 as a staff officer in the staff of the Kwantung Army and was promoted as such on July 15, 1938 to colonel . He was then from May 19, 1939 to March 11, 1942, Chief of Staff of the 5th Army and between March 11, 1942 and September 11, 1943, Chief of Staff of the 26th Division , the so-called "Quelle Division". In this application he was promoted to major general on August 1, 1942 . He held the post of Chief of Staff of the 4th Army from September 11, 1943 to December 26, 1944, and then between December 26, 1944 and the surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945, as Chief of Staff of the 5th Regional Army and thus successor to Major General Kimura Matsujirō . He was also Chief of Staff of the Northern District Regional Army from February 1 to September 2, 1945, and was promoted to Lieutenant General on April 30, 1945 .

Web links

• Steen Ammenthorp: Hagi, Saburō . In: The Generals of World War II . Retrieved January 9, 2020.

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Hagi is the family name, Saburō the first name.