Kenkichi Ueda

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Kenkichi Ueda
植田 謙吉
Jiro Minami
Succeeded byYoshijirō Umezu
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Born(1875-03-08)8 March 1875
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Kenkichi Ueda (植田 謙吉, Ueda Kenkichi, 8 March 1875 – 11 September 1962) was a general in the

Soviet-Japanese Border Wars
of the late 1930s.

Biography

Born in

Siberian Expeditionary Army from 1918 to 1919, Ueda was promoted to colonel
in July 1919.

Assigned command of the IJA 1st Cavalry Regiment in 1923, Ueda was promoted to major general in 1924 and was assigned as commanding officer of the IJA 3rd Cavalry Brigade.

Promoted to lieutenant general in 1928, Ueda became commander-in-chief of the Japanese China Garrison Army from March 1929 to the end of December 1930. As commander of the IJA 9th Division from 1930 to 1932, his division was sent into combat during the First Shanghai incident; however, it failed to break the Chinese defenses and Ueda was withdrawn in disgrace and replaced by General Yoshinori Shirakawa's IJA 11th Division.[1] Ueda was subsequently involved in much of the fighting against Chinese forces during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. He was promoted to the honorific title of Junior Fourth Court Rank.[2]

Kenkichi Ueda after Hongkew Park Bombing

Ueda lost a leg in the 29 April 1932 terror attack by

Hongkou Park
.

Despite his injury, Ueda remained on active service and returned to Japan to staff postings with the

Imperial Japanese Army General Staff, rising to the post of Vice Chief from 1933 to 1934. In 1934, Ueda became the commander-in-chief of the Chosen Army in Korea. Promoted to full general on November 28, 1934, Ueda returned to Manchukuo as commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army from 1936 to 1939. As commander, Ueda supported measures to suppress the illicit narcotics trade in Manchukuo and northern China. [3]

In 1939, he also held the post of ambassador of Japan to Manchukuo and was a member of the Supreme War Council.[4]

A strong believer in the “Strike North” or

Nomonhan between May and August 1939.[5] Despite the disastrous results of the battles against Soviet forces
, Ueda remained adamant in his support of the hokushin-ron policy and refused to discourage his officers from taking similar actions. He was recalled back to Japan in late-1939 and forced into retirement.

Retiring from public life, Ueda lived quietly through World War II. In the postwar era, he served as honorary chairman of various veterans associations and died in 1962.

Decorations

  • 1931 – Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
  • 1934 – Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
  • 1934 – Order of the Golden Kite, 3rd class

References

  • 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
    .
  • Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992). Encyclopedia of Military Biography. I B Tauris & Co Ltd.
    ISBN 1-85043-569-3
    .
  • 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
    .
  • ISBN 0-8047-1835-0
    .

External links

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Footnotes

  1. ISBN 0070306125
    .
  2. ^ 『官報』第1225号「叙任及辞令」January 31, 1931
  3. ISBN 080143274X
    .
  4. ^ Ammentorp, The Generals of World War II
  5. ^ Neena, Nomonhan, the Second Russo-Japanese War
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