Araki, Sadao
- Date of birth:
- May 26th, 1877 (Komae/Tokyo, Japan)
- Date of death:
- November 2nd, 1966 (Japan)
- Buried on:
- Tama Cemetery
- Nationality:
- Japanese
Biography
General Sadao Araki was convicted of war crimes and given a life sentence in 1945. He was released in 1955 for health issues.
Promotions:
June 1898: Second Lieutenant (陸軍少尉 Rikugun-Shoi)
November 1900: First Lieutenant (陸軍中尉 Rikugun-Chui)
June 1904: Captain (陸軍大尉 Rikugun-Tai-i)
November 1909: Major (陸軍少佐 Rikugun-Shosa)
August 1915: Lieutenant Colonel (陸軍中佐 Rikugun-Chusa)
July 24, 1918: Colonel (陸軍大佐 Rikugun-Taisa)
March 17, 1923: Major General (陸軍少将 Rikugun-Shosho)
July 26, 1927: Lieutenant General (陸軍中将 Rikugun-Chujo)
October 20, 1933: General (陸軍大将 Rikugun-Taisho)
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Kyuokujitsu sho, 5th Class
- Period:
- Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
- Rank:
- Tai-i (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1906
- Period:
- Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
- Rank:
- Tai-i (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1906
- Period:
- Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
- Rank:
- Tai-i (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1906
- Rank:
- Sho-sa (Major)
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1912
- Rank:
- Sho-sa (Major)
- Awarded on:
- May 6th, 1914
Commemorative Medal for the Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty
- Rank:
- Sho-sa (Major)
- Awarded on:
- July 26th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Chu-sa (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- November 10th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Chu-sa (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- November 10th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Chu-sa (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- November 15th, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Chu-sa (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- November 7th, 1917
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Tai-sa (Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- September 26th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Tai-sa (Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1920
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Tai-sa (Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1920
- Rank:
- Chu-sho (Lieutenant-General)
- Awarded on:
- 1927
- Rank:
- Chu-sho (Lieutenant-General)
- Awarded on:
- January 15th, 1932
- Rank:
- Tai-sho (General)
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1934
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Tai-sho (General)
- Awarded on:
- August 15th, 1940
Sources
- Photo 1: Papers of Araki Sadao, #924 (Public Domain)
- - Shōkan, Hirohito's samurai : Richard Fuller, p. 48
- 法廷証第103号: [荒木貞夫ニ關スル人事局履歴書] - 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション
- "Government Bulletin" No. 1511 "Ordination and Resignation" January 16, 1932. - "Kanpo" No. 1972, "Ordination and Resignation," July 28, 1933. - "Government Bulletin" No. 4438, Appendix "Resignation II" October 23, 1941.
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