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Commissioned a cavalry
officer in
1916, Mori Takeshi served
in influential staff positions through most of his career. He
was deputy chief of staff of 6 Army when war broke out in
the
Pacific.
He was subsequently promoted to major general and chief of staff of 6 Army, followed by duty as deputy
chief of the Kempeitai from February 1943.
Mori became chief of staff at 19 Army in January 1944, but
was
recalled
to Tokyo in March 1945 to assist
with homeland defense. By this time he was a lieutenant general. In
April he
became the
commanding general of 1 Imperial
Guards Division with responsibility for the defense of the
imperial palace itself. He was
killed by young
officers, including Tojo's
son-in-law, who were attempting a coup d'etat the day
before the surrender,
14 August 1945. Although Mori was personally opposed to the surrender, he refused to make an immediate decision to disobey the Emperor and join the coup, and the conspirators lost patience with him.
| 1894
|
Born | |
| 1916 |
Second
lieutenant |
|
| 1935 |
Colonel |
Instructor, War College |
| 1937 |
Staff officer, 1 Army, China |
|
| 1938 |
Instructor, War College |
|
| 1941 |
Vice chief of staff, 6 Army |
|
| 1942 |
Major general | Chief of staff, 6 Army |
| 1943-2 |
Deputy commander, Kempeitai |
|
| 1944-1
|
Chief of staff, 19 Army | |
| 1945-3 |
Lieutenant general | General Staff |
| 1945-4 |
|
Commander, 1 Imperial Guards Division |
| 1945-8-14
|
Assassinated |
References
Generals.dk (accessed 2008-6-5)
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