Jirō Minami
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Jirō Minami (南 次郎, Minami Jirō, 10 August 1874 – 5 December 1955) was a general in the
Life
Born to an ex-
Minami served in the
Attaining the rank of major general in July 1919, Minami served as commander of the IJA 3rd Cavalry Brigade in 1921–1923, then as Commandant of the Cavalry School in 1922–1923, and returned to the Imperial Japanese Army Academy as its commandant in 1923-1924.
Minami was promoted to
Returning to Japan, Minami was appointed
Minami served as a member of the Supreme War Council from 1931 to 1934. He then received a posting as Commander of the Kwantung Army from 1934 to 1936 during which he was concurrently Japanese ambassador to Manchukuo.
Minami was placed on the reserve list in 1936, after the
However, in 1936, Minami was appointed 8th
After his term in Korea, Minami served as a member of the
After
References
Books
- Buzo, Adrian (2002). The Making of Modern Korea, A History. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-23749-1.
- Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992). Encyclopedia of Military Biography. I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 1-85043-569-3.
- Maga, Timothy P. (2001). Judgment at Tokyo: The Japanese War Crimes Trials. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2177-9.
Notes
External links
- Ammenthorp, Steen. "Minami, Jiro". The Generals of World War II.
- Chen, Peter. "Minami, Jiro". WW2 Database.
- Wendel, Marcus. "Minami, Jiro". Governor-Generals of Korea.
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