Oku Yasukata | |
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奥 保鞏 | |
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office | |
In office July 30, 1906 – January 20, 1912 | |
Monarch | Meiji |
Preceded by | Kodama Gentarō |
Succeeded by | Hasegawa Yoshimichi |
Personal details | |
Born | Kokura, Buzen Province, Japan | 5 January 1847
Died | 19 July 1930 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 83)
Awards | Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1871–1911 |
Rank | Field Marshal |
Commands | IJA 5th Division, IJA 1st Army, Imperial Guard of Japan, IJA 2nd Army |
Battles/wars | |
Count Oku Yasukata (奥 保鞏, 5 January 1847 – 19 July 1930) was a Japanese field marshal and leading figure in the early Imperial Japanese Army.