Shigeru Honjō
Japanese general (1876-1945) · Japan · Politicians · Died at 69
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Something wrong?General Baron Shigeru Honjō was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army who commanded the Kwantung Army during the invasion of Manchuria. He later served as chief aide-de-camp to the Emperor, but was dismissed due to his apparent sympathy for the rebels in the February 26 incident.
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1945Died30 November 19451934Order of the Golden Kite, 1st ClassAwardOrder of the Rising Sun, 1st classAward1933Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st ClassAward1926Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd ClassAward1920Order of the Golden Kite, 3rd ClassAwardOrder of the Rising Sun, 3rd classAward1918Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd classAward1915Order of the Rising Sun, 4th classAward1914Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th classAward1906Order of the Golden Kite, 4th ClassAwardOrder of the Rising Sun, 5th classAward1876Born10 May 1876
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Japan
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1876 to 1945 · aged 69
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