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was a Japanese
was a Japanese general
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry.
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. He was 71 when he died.
Life
Hongo Fusataro fought at Chinchow, Teilishih and Liiao-yuan in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-05. During this time he was promoted to major general (1905) and to lieutenant general (1912). Hongo Fusataro was also War Vice-Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Forces in Tsingtao. Fusataro was then made a full general and a member of the Military Council in 1918.
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* NDLBibID: 000001225738 Japanese generals 1860 births 1931 deaths Military personnel from Hyōgo Prefecture {{Japan-mil-bio-stub