Hanzo Yamanashi

Japanese: 山梨半造 - やまなし・はんぞう

Year of death: July 2, 1944
Year of birth: Genji 1.3.1 (1864.4.6)
He was an army officer who was active mainly in the Taisho period. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, he was the second son of Yamanashi Yasubei, and his wife was the daughter of Army Lieutenant General Tamura Iyozo. He graduated from the Army Academy in 1886 (Meiji 19) and the Army War College in 1892 with excellent grades. He served as an adjutant to the 2nd Army during the Sino-Japanese War, a staff officer to the 2nd Army during the Russo-Japanese War, and was attached to the embassies in Germany and Austria after the war. He served as Minister of the Army (1921), commander of the Tokyo patrol after the Great Kanto Earthquake, and governor-general of Korea (1927). It is said that he was fortunate to work with Tanaka Giichi, a representative of the Choshu faction, and was promoted with his support. His field experience and career at the General Staff and Army War College were impeccable, but he has a bad reputation due to embezzlement allegations surrounding the Siberian Expedition, corruption cases in Korea, and bias in personnel administration. His gloomy personality also seems to have been a major drawback. <References> Matsushita Yoshio, "Biographies of Modern Japanese Soldiers"

(Tanaka Hiromi)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：昭和19.7.2(1944)
生年：元治1.3.1(1864.4.6)
主に大正期に活躍した陸軍軍人。神奈川県出身,山梨安兵衛の次男,妻は陸軍中将田村怡与造の娘。明治19(1886)年陸軍士官学校,25年陸軍大学校を優秀な成績で卒業,日清戦争では第2軍の副官,日露戦争では第2軍参謀,戦後は駐独,駐オーストリア大使館付。陸軍大臣(1921),関東大震災後の東京警備司令,朝鮮総督(1927)などを歴任した。長州閥の代表格田中義一と組んだのが幸いし,その後援を受けて出世したといわれる。現場の経験,参謀本部・陸大のキャリアも申し分ないが,シベリア出兵にからむ横領疑惑,朝鮮における汚職事件,人事行政の偏頗などは評判が悪い。暗い性格も多分に災いしていたようだ。<参考文献>松下芳男『近代日本軍人伝』

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