Nobuyoshi Mutō
Saga, Saga Prefecture | |
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| Died | July 27, 1933 (aged 65) Xinjing, Manchukuo |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service/ |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1894–1933 |
| Rank | Field Marshal (Gensui)  |
| Commands held | 3rd Infantry Division Kwantung Army |
| Battles/wars | First Sino-Japanese War Second Sino-Japanese War |
| Awards | Order of the Golden Kite (1st class, 2nd class, 3rd class) Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) |
Biography
Mutō was born in an ex-
From 1915-1916, Mutō was Chief of 2nd Section (Maneuvers), 1st Bureau,
Mutō returned to Japan in 1922 as Vice Chief of the General Staff to 1925, and a member of the
Diagnosed with jaundice, Mutō died in a hospital in Xinjing, Manchukuo. His elevation to the title of danshaku (baron) was posthumous, as were his awards of the Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) and Order of the Rising Sun (1st class). His grave is at the Buddhist temple of Gokoku-ji in Tokyo, and the sword he received on his promotion to gensui is on display at the Yūshūkan Museum at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.
Alternate theory of death
Amleto Vespa, a spy and former mercenary active in Manchukuo, and the journalist Edgar Snow claimed that Mutō did not die of jaundice; that he had, rather, committed seppuku to protest against the corruption and abuses he found in Manchukuo.[3]
References
Books
- ISBN 0-06-093130-2.
- ISBN 0-8047-1835-0.
- ISBN 1-85043-569-3.
External links
- Ammenthorp, Steen. "Muto Nobuyoshi". The Generals of World War II.
- Muto's Field Marshal Sword at Yasukuni Museum, Tokyo
Notes
- ^ Dupuy, Encyclopedia of Military Biography
- ^ Ammenthorp, the Generals of World War II
- ISBN 978-1442223523, 2014
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