Garrison Commander

…The law that regulated garrison duty was the Garrison Ordinance (Imperial Ordinance of May 1881), which was completely revised in 1910 and renamed the Garrison Order. At the same time, the Garrison Duty Order, which specified the details, was also established and was in effect until its abolition on November 30, 1945. According to the Garrison Order, the most senior commander of the military forces (excluding the Gendarmerie) stationed in the area became the garrison commander, and supervised operations under the supervision of the army commander and division commander. In the event of a disaster or emergency, the garrison commander consulted with the local official (prefecture) about measures to maintain public order, determined measures for the protection and vigilance of army buildings, etc., and responded to requests for troops from local officials in the event of a disaster or emergency, and could send out troops on his own to deal with the situation if there was no time to wait for the request. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "garrison commander" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…衛戍勤務を定めた法規に衛戍条例(1881年5月勅令)があり，1910年の全面改正で衛戍令と改称，同時に細目を定めた衛戍勤務令も定められ，45年11月30日の廃止まで有効であった。衛戍令などによれば，その地に駐屯する軍隊(憲兵隊などを除く)の長の最上級先任者が衛戍司令官となり，軍司令官および師団長の監督下に業務を統括した。衛戍司令官は災害または非常の場合には，治安維持の処置につき地域の地方官(知事)と協議し，陸軍の建築物などの防護，警戒に関する処置を定め，災害や非常の際に地方官から兵力の要請を受けた場合，これに応じ，要請を待つ余裕のない場合は，独自に兵力を出し処置することができた。…

※「衛戍司令官」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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