7/4/2023 0 Comments Slim defeat into victory![]() Satō was promoted to colonel in October 1937 and assigned command of the Manchukuo-based IJA 75th Infantry Regiment. During the February 26 incident, IJA 6th Division played a role in the suppression of the pro- Kōdōha attempted coup-d'etat. ![]() From August 1934, he was assigned to the staff of the IJA 6th Division. he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in December 1932 and assigned to the IJA 11th Infantry Regiment. ![]() ![]() Also during this period, he had serious conflicts with the head of the General Affairs section of the General Staff Renya Mutaguchi, who also happened to be a staunch supporter of the rival Kōdōha faction. He spent two years as the head of the War History Bureau, during which time he came into contact with many important members of the Tōseiha political faction within the Army, including Kuniaki Koiso and Hideki Tōjō, and was involved in the creation of the Sakurakai organization with Kingoro Hashimoto. He graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1913 and the Army Staff College in 1921, and was assigned to administrative duties within the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. ![]() Satō was born in Yamagata prefecture and attended military preparatory school in Sendai. Kōtoku Satō ( 佐藤 幸徳, Satō Kōtoku, Ma– February 26, 1959) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. ![]()
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