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Anami Korechika failed the entrance examination for the
Military Academy twice before being accepted on his third try. He
graduated in the same class with two of the Emperor's uncles. He was a fomer aide-de-camp of Hirohito and was
deeply devoted to the Emperor. "Easy going and convivial"
(Boatner), he was nonetheless completely dedicated to the Bushido code of the samurai.
Anami served as vice-minister of war in 1939 but commanded 11 Army at Hankow at the start of the Pacific War. He commanded 2 Area Army at Tsitsihar in Manchuria from July 1942 and was promoted to full general in May 1943. His army was transferred to New Guinea in October 1943. He had little success here, returning to Tokyo in December 1944 to serve as inspector-general of Army aviation. He rose to the post of Minister of War in April 1945. Though he wished to continue fighting even after the nuclear attacks, he felt obligated to accept the Emperor's decision to surrender, and he committed ritual suicide after the surrender was announced rather than aid a coup against the government.
| 1887-2 |
Born in Oita prefecture |
|
| 1906 |
Graduates from Military Academy
as an infantry officer |
|
| 1927 |
45 Regiment |
|
| 1928 |
Colonel
|
Commander, 45 Depot Regiment |
| 1929 |
Aide-de-camp to the Emperor |
|
| 1933 |
|
Commander, 2 Imperial Guards
Regiment |
| 1934 |
Commandant, Tokyo Military
Preparatory School |
|
| 1935-3
|
Major
general |
|
| 1936 |
Head, Military Administration
Bureau, Ministry of War |
|
| 1937 |
Head of Personnel Burea,
Ministry of War |
|
| 1938-3 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 109 Division, China |
| 1939-10 |
Vice-minister of war |
|
| 1941-4 |
Commander, 11 Army |
|
| 1942-7
|
Commander, 2 Area Army |
|
| 1943-5 |
General |
|
| 1944-12
|
Inspector-general of army
aviation |
|
| 1945-4 |
Minister of War |
|
| 1945-8-15
|
Commits ritual suicide |
References
Generals.dk
(accessed 2007-12-11)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007 by Kent G. Budge. Index
