- Joichiro Sanada
Infobox Military Person
name= Joichirō Sanada
lived= November 21, 1897 - August 3, 1957
placeofbirth=Hokkaidō ,Japan
placeofdeath=
caption= General Joichirō Sanada
nickname=
allegiance=Empire of Japan
branch=
serviceyears=
rank=Major General
commands= IJA 86th Regiment
unit=
battles=World War II (Pacific War )
awards=
laterwork=nihongo|Joichiro Sanada|真田穣一郎|Joichiro Sanada|extra= November 21, 1897 - August 3, 1957 was a general in the
Imperial Japanese Army inWorld War II . Throughout much of the war, Sanada was an important and influential officer on the staff of theImperial General Headquarters inTokyo .Biography
A native of what is now
Bibai, Hokkaidō , Sanada graduated fromSapporo South High School and the army cadet school in Sendai before being accepted into the 31st class of theImperial Japanese Army Academy . He served in theinfantry , and subsequently graduated from the 39th class of the Army Staff College in 1927. He served with the Tokyo Defense Headquarters in his early career, and held a number of staff assignments at theImperial Japanese Army General Staff . He was sent as a military attache toEurope from 1936-1937. After his return to Japan, from 1938-1939, he was Secretary to the Minister of War. From 1939-1940, he briefly held a field command (IJA 86th Infantry Regiment) before his appointment as Army Liaison Officer to the Japanese China Area Fleet from 1940-1941.Sanada was a strong supporter of
Hideki Tojo 's rise to the position of prime minister in the Japanese government, [Yomiuri Shimbun , "WAR RESPONSIBILITY--delving into the past (15) / Lower-ranked officers also to blame"] and served in various senior positions within the Army General Staff duringWorld War II . In the closing days of the war, he became Chief of Staff of theSecond General Army .References
Books
*cite book
last = Dupuy
first = Trevor N.
authorlink =
year = 1992
title = The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography
publisher = HarperCollins Publishers
location = New York
id = ISBN 0-7858-0437-4
*cite book
last = Frank
first = Richard
authorlink = Richard B. Frank
year = 1990
title = Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle
publisher = Random House
location = New York
id = ISBN 0-394-58875-4
*cite book
last = Fuller
first = Richard
year = 1992
title = Shokan: Hirohito's Samurai
publisher = Arms and Armour Press
location = London
id = ISBN 1854091514
*cite book
last = Hayashi
first = Saburo
year = 1959
title = Kogun: The Japanese Army in the Pacific War
publisher = Marine Corps Association
location =
id = ASIN B000ID3YRKExternal links
*cite web
last = Ammenthorp
first = Steen
url = http://www.generals.dk/general/Sanada/Joichiro/Japan.html
title = Sanada Joichiro, Major-General
work = The Generals of World War II
*cite web
last =Yomiuri Shimbun
first =
year = August 15, 2006
url = http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/0007/15.htm
title = WAR RESPONSIBILITY--delving into the past (15) / Lower-ranked officers also to blame
work = Yomiuri Shimbun
*cite web
last =
first =
url = http://imperialarmy.hp.infoseek.co.jp/general/colonel02/sanada.html
title = Sanada Joichiro
work = (Japanese)Notes
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