Jinzaburou Masaki

Army officer. Born in Saga Prefecture. 9th class of the Army Academy. Classmate of Araki Sadao, Abe Nobuyuki, and Honjo Shigeru. After graduating from the Army War College, he became a section member of the Military Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of the Army, working mainly in the fields of military orders and education. In 1926 (Taisho 15), he became the headmaster of the Army Academy, and attracted students by placing emphasis on spiritual education. He formed an anti-Ugaki faction with Araki and others, and later became a central figure in the group known as the Imperial Way faction. In 1934 (Showa 9), he became Superintendent General of Education and promoted the Movement for Clarifying the National Polity, but came into conflict with the newly emerging Control faction and was dismissed by Army Minister Hayashi. He was arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting rebellion during the February 26 Incident, but was ultimately found not guilty. After Japan lost the war, he was held in Sugamo Prison as a suspected Class A war criminal, but was removed from the indictment in the final stage of defendant selection. His "Masaki Jinzaburo Diary" (Yamakawa Publishing) has been published.

[Yuji Odabe]

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陸軍軍人。佐賀県出身。陸軍士官学校9期。荒木貞夫(あらきさだお)、阿部信行(あべのぶゆき)、本庄繁(ほんじょうしげる)らと同期。陸軍大学校卒業後、陸軍省軍務局課員となり、おもに軍令・教育畑を歩く。1926年（大正15）陸士校長となり、精神主義教育を重視し生徒をひきつける。荒木らと反宇垣(うがき)閥を形成し、のちに皇道派とよばれる勢力の中心人物となる。1934年（昭和9）教育総監となり国体明徴運動を推進させたが、新たに台頭した統制派と対立し、林陸相に罷免された。二・二六事件では反乱幇助(ほうじょ)の容疑で逮捕されたが、結局無罪となる。敗戦後、A級戦犯容疑者として巣鴨(すがも)拘置所に収容されたが、被告選定の最終段階で起訴から外された。『真崎甚三郎日記』（山川出版社）が公刊されている。

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