General (Imperial Japanese Army)

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General (Imperial Japanese Army) was a senior commissioned officer rank in the Imperial Japanese Army, typically held by high-level commanders responsible for leading large formations and overseeing major military operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military rank
officer rank
abolishedBecause dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Army after World War II
abolishedIn 1945
appointedBy Emperor of Japan
associatedInstitution Army General Staff (Imperial Japanese Army)
Imperial General Headquarters
authorityScope national-level military operations
theater-level command
comparableForeignRank General (British Army)
General (German Army)
General (United States Army)
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
doctrineInfluence Imperial Japanese Army strategy and tactics
equivalentRank O-10 rank (NATO code, approximate)
full general
higherRank none (highest regular army rank)
insigniaType collar insignia
shoulder boards
lowerRank Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army)
partOf Imperial Japanese Army rank structure
peacetimeRole high command and staff positions
rankCategory flag officer equivalent
rankClass senior commissioned officer
rankGroup general officer
responsibility command of large military formations
oversight of corps and divisions
planning major military operations
strategic leadership
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Army
status abolished
typicalCommandLevel army
army group or area army
major military district
typicalPrerequisiteRank Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army)
usedBy Imperial Japanese Army
usedDuringConflict First Sino-Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War I
World War II
usedInPeriod Meiji period
linked to: Meiji era

Shōwa period
linked to: Showa era

Taishō period
linked to: Taisho era
wartimeRole field command of large formations

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Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army) aboveRank General (Imperial Japanese Army)
Chief of Staff, Japan Air Self-Defense Force officeHolderRank general (Japan Air Self-Defense Force)
linked to: General (Imperial Japanese Army)
Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force rankHeldByOfficeholder General (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force)
linked to: General (Imperial Japanese Army)
Lieutenant General (Imperial Japanese Army) higherRank General (Imperial Japanese Army)
Gensui higherThan taishō (general) in the Imperial Japanese Army
subject linked to: Gensui (元帥)
linked to: General (Imperial Japanese Army)
Admiral (JMSDF) equivalentRank General (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force)
linked to: General (Imperial Japanese Army)