Japanese military attachés in foreign service explained

List of Japanese military attachés in foreign service

Austria-Hungary

military attaché, Austria-Hungary, September 1909

assistant military attaché, Austria-Hungary, December 1911

military attaché (Lt. Col.), Austria—Hungary, February 1927

Belgium

military attaché, France — and, concurrently, Belgium, August 1937

Canada

military attaché, Canada, April 1930

China

military attaché to China

resident officer, China, February 1921, Resident Officer, China, May 1927

official duty, China, December 1922

assistant military attaché, China, December 1929

concurrently military attaché, China, December 1940. Spelled as "Tsuchiachi" in French literature.

Denmark

language officer, Denmark, June 1915;

England

resident officer, also military student, England, August 1918 (and served as observer with British forces in France)

assistant military attaché, England, October 1918

resident officer, England, January 1919

resident officer, England, March 1919

resident officer, England, September 1927

resident officer, England, January 1922

France

assistant military attaché, France, August 1917

resident officer, France, studying military tactics, April 1920

resident officer, France, February 1926

official duty, France, August 1927

resident officer, France, May 1931

resident officer, France, June 1934; observer, Italo-Ethiopian War, October 1935

military attaché, France—and, concurrently, Belgium, August 1937. Spelled as "Tsuchiachi" in French.

Germany

language officer, Germany, August 1912

language officer, Germany, October 1913

official duty, Germany, July 1921;

language officer, Germany, November 1921

resident officer, Germany, January 1922

resident officer, Germany, September 1922

language officer, Germany, July 1922

resident officer, Germany, January 1922;

resident officer, Germany, July 1923;

resident officer, Germany, March 1923

resident officer, Germany (Major), August 1924

resident officer, Germany, March 1925

military attaché Germany, August 1929

official duty, Germany, December 1935

stationed in Berlin as military attaché working for alliance between Japan and Nazi Germany (Anti-Comintern Pact, 1937; Tripartite Alliance, 1940); Ambassador to Germany, 1940

member, Military Observer Mission to Germany and Italy (under LtGen Yamashita), December 1940-July 1941

India

military attaché India, February 1915

resident officer, India, August 1922

resident officer, India, April 1927

military attaché, India, August 1925

resident officer, India, November 1927

military attaché, India, August 1935

Italy

assistant naval attaché Italy, August 1936; naval attaché, same country, December 1917

Manchukuo

Japanese military attaché, Hsinking, Manchukuo

(head) Japanese military attaché, Hsinking, Manchukuo

(head) Harbin military attaché mission, Manchukuo

Mexico

military attaché, Mexico, May 1926

Philippines

official duty, Philippines, February 1912

official tor to the Philippines, 1934 - 1935

Poland

military attaché, Japanese legation, Poland, May 1925

resident officer, Poland, December 1925

assistant military attaché, Poland, March 1936

military attaché to Warsaw, 1934 - 1935

Singapore

official duty, Singapore, October 1912

Soviet Union

language officer, Russia, November 1909; Military Attaché, Russia, May 1913

resident naval officer, Russia, 1915

assistant military attaché, USSR, December 1928

resident officer, Riga, Latvia (studying Soviet military affairs), January 1926, Military Attaché, U.S.S.R., February 1932 April 1934

served in the Soviet Union during 1938 as a language officer, later in 1939 was Assistant Military Attaché in Moscow.

military attaché to the Soviet Union (1940 - 1943)

Sweden

military attaché, Sweden, June 1921

Switzerland

resident officer, Switzerland, April 1918

official duty, Switzerland, August 1919

military attaché, Switzerland, November 1919

member, Japanese Delegation to General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, December 1931

member, Japanese Delegation to Geneva Conference, October 1932

member of Japanese Delegation, General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, August 1931

Turkey

military attaché, Turkey, January 1930;

attaché duty, Japanese Embassy, Turkey

United States

language officer, United States, 1923-1924

military attaché, United States, 1925-1928

resident officer, United States, September 1927

assistant military attaché, United States, December 1928

military attaché, United States, May 1932

official duty, United States, September 1936-September 1937

special duty, United States, 1941

Military attaches in Diplomatic missions

Concurrent Mission to Europe

official duty, Europe, September 1934

official duty, Europe, September 1936-September 1937

official duty, Europe, August 1920

official duty, Europe, December

official duty, Europe, May 1921

official duty, Europe, September 1921

Assistant to Peace Conference February 1919

Assistant to Mission to League of Nations,1920-23

member of the Japanese Military Mission to League of Nations during 1920-23 period

Assistant to London Conference 1929-May 30

member, Japanese delegation, London Conference, 1929-May 1930

member, Japanese delegation, London Conference, 1929-May 1930

Assistant to General Disarmament Conference,Geneva 1931-32

member of Japanese delegation, General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, August 1931

member, Japanese delegation to General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, December 1931

member, Japanese delegation to Geneva Conference, October 1932

Assistant to Ho-Umezu Agreement June 1935

commanding general, China Garrison Army, March 1934 (Ho-Umezu Agreement, June 1935);

Member in Yamashita s Mission to Europe(Germany and Italy),December 1940-July 1941

member, military observer Lt. Gen. Yamashita's diplomatic mission to Germany and Italy in December 1940 - July 1941

Special Military Attaché in Germany

special military Attaché in Germany, official representative for buying armaments, also heavy supporter and liaison with the Nazis

Army attaché in Matsuoka's mission to Europe and Russia

Army attaché in Matsuoka's Diplomatic Mission to Europe and Russia

Army diplomatic support to Washington diplomatic mission

Army foreign affairs officer, provided diplomatic support to the Washington mission

Special aide to Nomura Mission to Washington

special aide to Nomura Mission to Washington