Baron Nobuyoshi Mutō (武藤信義, Mutō Nobuyoshi, 15 July 1868 – 27 July 1933) was Commander of the Kwangtung Army in 1933, Japanese ambassador to Manchukuo, and a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
Born to an ex-samurai family from Saga Domain, after graduating from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, Mutō served in the First Sino-Japanese War as a lieutenant in the infantry. After the war (and his promotion to captain) h...
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Baron Nobuyoshi Mutō (武藤信義, Mutō Nobuyoshi, 15 July 1868 – 27 July 1933) was Commander of the Kwangtung Army in 1933, Japanese ambassador to Manchukuo, and a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
Born to an ex-samurai family from Saga Domain, after graduating from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, Mutō served in the First Sino-Japanese War as a lieutenant in the infantry. After the war (and his promotion to captain) he was sent twice to Russia as a military attaché, spending time in Vladivostok and in Odessa. He was fluent in the Russian language, which proved invaluable during the Russo-Japanese War. After his promotion to major, then colonel, he returned to Japan in a posting with the Imperial Guards.
From 1915-1916, Mutō was Chief of 2nd Section (Maneuvers), 1st Bureau, Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. From 1917, he was assigned to military intelligence and headed the Harbin Special Agency and operational offices in Irkutsk and Omsk. He returned...
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