1. Field Marshal The Marquis Nozu Michitsura was a Japanese field marshal and leading figure in the early Imperial Japanese Army.
11 Facts About Nozu Michitsura
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Nozu Michitsura studied Japanese swordsmanship under Yakumaru Kaneyoshi, a noted instructor within Satsuma Domain, and was appointed a company commander during the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration.
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Nozu Michitsura was promoted to lieutenant colonel in August 1872, and colonel in January 1874 upon his appointment as chief of staff of the Imperial Guards Brigade.
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From July to October 1876, Nozu Michitsura traveled to the United States, where he attended the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.
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In November 1878, Nozu Michitsura was promoted to major general, and subsequently served as commander of the Tokyo Military District.
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In February 1884, Nozu Michitsura accompanied War Minister Oyama Iwao, on a year-long tour of Europe to examine the military systems of various European nations.
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From February to April 1885, Nozu Michitsura was sent to Beijing in Qing Dynasty China as a military attache.
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In May 1888, with the reorganization of the Imperial Japanese Army into divisions per the advice of Prussian military advisor Jakob Meckel, Nozu Michitsura was made commander of the new IJA 5th Division, which saw combat under his command in the First Sino-Japanese War at the Battle of Pyongyang.
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In March 1895, Nozu Michitsura was promoted to full general and replaced General Yamagata Aritomo as command-in-chief of the Japanese First Army in Manchuria.
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Nozu Michitsura's decorations included the Order of the Golden Kite and the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum.
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Nozu Michitsura's grave is at the Aoyama Cemetery in downtown Tokyo.