- Japanese military attachés in foreign service
List of Japanese
military attaché s in foreign serviceAustria
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Hisaichi Terauchi :- Assistant Military Attaché, Austria, December 1911
*Tomoyuki Yamashita :- Military Attaché (LtCol), Austria--and Hungary, concurrently February 1927weden
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Tetsuzan Nagata :- Military Attaché, Sweden, June 1921Belgium
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Yuitsu Tsuchiachi :- Military Attaché, France--and, concurrently, Belgium, August 1937Denmark
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Tetsuzan Nagata :- Language Officer, Denmark, June 1915;England
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Masaharu Homma :- Resident Officer, also military student, England, August 1918 (and served as observer with British forces in France)
*Hitoshi Imamura :- Assistant Military Attaché, England, October 1918
*Ando Rikichi :- Resident Officer, England, January 1919
*Shizuichi Tanaka :- Resident officer, England, March 1919
*Seiichi Kita :- Resident Officer, England, September 1927
*Torashiro Kawabe :- Member, Japanese Delegation, London Conference, 1929-May 1930
*Shigenori Kuroda :- Resident Officer, England, January 1922France
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Keisuke Fujie :- Assistant Military Attaché, France, August 1917
*Naruhihiko Higashikuni :- Resident Officer, France, studying military tactics, April 1920
*Kanji Nishihara :- Resident Officer, France, February 1926
*Korechika Anami :- official duty, France, August 1927
*Ishiro Shichida :- Resident Officer, France, May 1931
*Takushiro Hattori :- Resident Officer, France, June 1934; observer, Italo-Ethiopian War, October 1935
*Yuitsu Tsuchiachi :- Military Attaché, France--and, concurrently, Belgium, August 1937Germany
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Toshizo Nishio :- Language Officer, Germany, August 1912
*Tetsuzan Nagata :- Language Officer, Germany, October 1913
*Hideki Tojo :- official duty, Germany, July 1921;
*Yoshio Kozuki :- Language Officer, Germany, November 1921
*Heitaro Kimura :- Resident Officer, Germany, January 1922
*Kenzo Kitano :- Resident Officer, Germany, September 1922
*Kanji Ishihara :- Language Officer, Germany, July 1922
*Takeo Yasuda :- Resident Officer, Germany, January 1922;
*Mitsuo Nakazawa :- Resident Officer, Germany, July 1923;
*Sosaku Suzuki :- Resident Officer, Germany, March 1923
*Isamu Yokoyama :- Resident Officer, Germany (Major), August 1924
*Takuma Shimoyama :- Resident Officer, Germany, March 1925
*Masakazu Kawabe :- Military Attaché Germany, August 1929
*Kioji Tominaga :- official duty, Germany, December 1935
*Hiroshi Oshima :- stationed in Berlin as Military Attaché working for alliance between Japan and Nazi Germany (Anti-Comintern Pact, 1937; Tripartite Alliance, 1940); Ambassador to Germany, 1940
*Kitsuju Ayabe :- Member, Military Observer Mission to Germany and Italy (under LtGen Yamashita), December 1940-July 1941Italy
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Shigetaro Shimada :- Assistant Naval Attaché Italy, August 1936; Naval Attaché, same country, December 1917witzerland
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Masakazu Kawabe :- Resident Officer, Switzerland, April 1918,
*Hideki Tojo :- official duty, Switzerland, August 1919,
*Yoshijiro Umezu :- Military Attaché, Switzerland, November 1919
*Kioji Tominaga :- Member, Japanese Delegation to General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, December 1931
*Kanji Ishihara :- Member, Japanese Delegation to Geneva Conference, October 1932
*Keisuke Fujie :- member of Japanese Delegation, General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, August 1931Hungary
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Tomoyuki Yamashita :- Military Attaché (LtCol), Austria--and Hungary, concurrently February 1927Poland
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Kiichiro Higuchi :- Military Attaché, Japanese Legation, Poland, May 1925
*Haruyoshi Hyakutate :- Resident Officer, Poland, December 1925
*Arao Okikatsu :- Assistant Military Attaché Poland, March 1936
*Masataka Yamawaki :-Military Attaché to Warsaw 1934 - 1935oviet Union
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Sadao Araki :- Language Officer, Russia, November 1909; Military Attaché, Russia, May 1913
*Mitsumasa Yonai :- Resident Naval Officer, Russia, 1915
*Kioji Tominaga :- Assistant Military Attaché, USSR, December 1928
*Torashiro Kawabe :- Resident Officer,Riga,Latvia(studying Soviet military affairs), January 1926, Military Attaché, U.S.S.R., February 1932 April 1934
*Saburo Hayashi :- Served in Soviet Union during 1938 as a language officer,later in 1939 was Assistant Military Attaché in Moscow.
*Michitake Yamaoka :- Military Attaché to the Soviet Union (1940 - 1943)Canada
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Tadamichi Kuribayashi :- Military Attaché, Canada, April 1930United States
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Tadamichi Kuribayashi :- Resident Officer, United States, September 1927
*Kumaichi Teramoto :- Assistant Military Attaché, United States, December 1928
*Hisaichi Tanaka :- Language Officer, United States
*Shuizuichi Tanaka :- Military Attaché, United States, May 1932
*Joichiro Sanada :- Official duty, United States, September 1936-September 1937
*Masafumi Yamauchi :Military Attaché to USA 1938 - 1939
*Hideo Iwakuro : special Duty, United States, 1941Manchukuo
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Otosaburo Yano :- Japanese Military Attaché,Hsinking,Manchukuo
*Tadashi Hanaya :- (Head) Japanese Military Attaché,Hsinking,Manchukuo
*Shun Akifusa :- (Head) Harbin Military Attaché Mission,ManchukuoMexico
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Shizuichi Tanaka :- Military Attaché, Mexico, May 1926Turkey
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Jo Iimura :- Military Attaché, Turkey, January 1930;
*Kingoro Hashimoto :- Attaché duty, Japanese Embassy, TurkeyIndia
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Gen Sugiyama :- Military Attaché India, February 1915
*Masaharu Homma :- Resident Officer, India, August 1922
*Hitoshi Imamura :- Resident Officer, India, April 1927
*Ando Rikishi :- Military Attaché, India, August 1925
*Hideyoshi Obata :- Resident officer, India, November 1937
*Shigenori Kuroda :- Military Attaché, India, August 1935China
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Shigeru Honjo :-Military Attaché to China
*Seiichi Kita :- Resident Officer, China, February 1921, Resident Officer, China, May 1927
*Kenji Doihara :- official duty, China, December 1922
*Teiichi Suzuki :- Assistant Military Attaché, China, December 1929
*Yuitsu Tsuchiachi :- concurrently Military Attaché, China, December 1940Philippines
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Gen Sugiyama :- official duty, Philippines, February 1912
*Masafumi Yamauchi :Official tor to the Philippines 1934 - 1935ingapore
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Gen Sugiyama :- official duty, Singapore, October 1912Military attaches in Diplomatic missions
Concurrent Mission to Europe
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Shizuo Yokoyama :- official duty, Europe, September 1934
*Joichiro Sanada :- official duty, Europe, September 1936-September 1937
*Hitoshi Imamura :- official duty, Europe, August 1920
*Shunroku Hata :- official duty, Europe, December
*Kenji Doihara :- official duty, Europe, May 1921
*Ando Rikishi :- official duty, Europe, September 1921Assistant to Peace Conference February 1919
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Jo Iimura :- member, Plenipotentiary's Suite, Peace Conference, February 1919
*Shunroku Hata : member, Plenipotentiary's Suite, Peace Conference, February 1919Assistant to Mission to League of Nations,1920-23
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Heisuke Yanagawa :-Member of the Japanese Military Mission to League of Nations during 1920-23 periodAssistant to London Conference 1929-May 30
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Heitaro Kimura : Member, Japanese Delegation, London Conference, 1929-May 1930Assistant to General Disarmament Conference,Geneva 1931-32
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Keisuke Fujie : member of Japanese Delegation, General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, August 1931
*Kioji Tominaga : Member, Japanese Delegation to General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, December 1931
*Kanji Ishihara : Member, Japanese Delegation to Geneva Conference, October 1932Assistant to Ho-Umezu Agreement June 1935
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Yoshihiro Umezu : Commanding General, China Garrison Army, March 1934 (Ho-Umezu Agreement, June 1935);Member in Yamashita s Mission to Europe(Germany and Italy),December 1940-July 1941
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Kitsuju Ayabe :Member, Military ObserverLtGen Yamashita´s Diplomatic Mission to Germany and Italy,in December 1940-July 1941pecial Milittary Attache in Germany
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Kazuo Otani : Special Milittary Attaché in Germany,official representant for buying armaments,also heavy supporter and liaison with theNazis Army attache in Matsuoka's mission to Europe and Russia
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Yatsuji Nagai : Army attaché inMatsuoka's Diplomatic Mission to Europe and RussiaArmy diplomatic support to Washington diplomatic mission
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Hideo Iwakuro : Army Foreign Affairs officer, provided diplomatic support to the Washington missionpecial aide to Nomura Mission to Washington
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Kaname Wakasugi : special aide to Nomura Mission to Washington
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