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After serving as military attaché to the Soviet Union
in 1929, Kasahara advocated an "... advance at least as far as Lake
Baikal. . . . In case we stop on the line of the
Lake Baikal, the Empire will have to be determined
and prepared to consider the Far Eastern
Province which she will have occupied as a
proper territory of the Empire. . . ." (IMTFE 1948). He
was part of a General Staff clique advocating for war with Russia in
1934.
Kasahara served as chief of staff of Kwantung Army during most of the Pacific War. He was later given command of 11 Army, and participated in the Icho-go offensive in the Kweilin-Liuchow area in April 1945.
Kasahara was called as a witness at the Tokyo war crimes trials, but was not himself indicted for crimes against the peace.
| 1889
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Born |
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| 1928 |
Colonel
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Senior student, War College |
| 1929 |
Military attache, Russia |
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| 1932 |
Chief, Soviet Branch, 4 Section
(European and American Intelligence),
2 Bureau, General Staff |
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| 1933 |
Instructor, Cavalry School |
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| 1934 |
Commander, Imperial Guards
Cavalry Regiment |
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| 1936 |
Chief, 4 Section (European and American Intelligence), 2 Bureau, General Staff | |
| 1936 |
Chief, 6 Section (European and American Intelligence), 2 Bureau, General Staff | |
| 1936 |
Chief, 5 Section (Russian Intelligence), 2 Bureau, General Staff | |
| 1937 |
General Staff |
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| 1937 |
Vice chief of staff, Kwantung Army |
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| 1938 |
Japanese Military Mission to Germany |
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| 1938 |
Head, General Affairs Bureau,
General Staff |
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| 1938 |
Head, 4 Bureau, General Staff |
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| 1939 |
Chief of staff, North China Area
Army |
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| 1941 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 12 Division |
| 1942 |
Chief of staff, Kwantung Army | |
| 1945 |
Commander, 11 Army |
References
Generals.dk (accessed 2008-4-17)
IMTFE Judgement (1948; accessed 2011-7-23)
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