Ōshima Yoshimasa
Viscount Ōshima Yoshimasa | |
|---|---|
| 大島 義昌 | |
Governor-General of Kwantung Leased Territory | |
| In office 18 October 1905 – 26 April 1912 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Meiji |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | - none - |
| Succeeded by | Fukushima Yasumasa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 September 1850 First General Army |
| Battles/wars | First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War |
Biography
Ōshima was born as the eldest son to a
On July 28, 1894, his forces defeated the Chinese at the Battle of Seonghwan outside of Asan, south of Seoul in the first land engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War. For his victory, Ōshima was made a baron (danshaku) in the kazoku peerage system, and assigned to command of the Tsushima Garrison. In February 1898 he was promoted to lieutenant general.[1]
During the Russo-Japanese War, Ōshima was commander of the IJA 3rd Division under the Japanese Second Army, under General Oku Yasukata. He led the division at the Battle of Liaoyang, Battle of Shaho, and the Battle of Mukden.[1] At the end of the war, he was promoted to general, and served as Governor-General of Kwantung Leased Territory from October 1905 to April 1912. During this time, he laid the foundations of what would be called the Kwantung Army.[1]
In 1907, Ōshima was elevated in status to
Decorations
- 1878 –
Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class - 1885 –
Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class [3] - 1895 -
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd class [4] - 1895 –
Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class [5] - 1901 –
Order of the Golden Kite, 3rd class [5] - 1903 –
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure [6] - 1906 –
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun[7] - 1906 –
Order of the Golden Kite, 2nd class[7] - 1912 –
Order of the Rising Sun: Grand Cordon of the Paulownia Flowers
References
- Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992). Encyclopedia of Military Biography. I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 1-85043-569-3.
- Duus, Peter (1998). The Abacus and the Sword: The Japanese Penetration of Korea, 1895–1910. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21361-0.
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- Tucker, Spencer (2001). Who's Who in Twentieth Century Warfare. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-23497-2.
- Fukagawa, Hideki (1981). (陸海軍将官人事総覧 (陸軍篇)) Army and Navy General Personnel Directory (Army). Tokyo: Fuyo Shobo. ISBN 4829500026.
- Hata, Ikuhiko (2005). (日本陸海軍総合事典) Japanese Army and Navy General Encyclopedia. Tokyo: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 4130301357.
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