Machijiri was the fourth son of the kuge Mibu Motonaka (1835–1906) from an ancient court nobility family of Kyoto. He was adopted into the kazoku peerage by Viscount Machijiri Kazuhiro and inherited the title of shishaku. His wife was the elder daughter of Prince Kaya Kuninori, Yukiko.
In 1942, Machijiri was appointed commander of the Indochina Garrison Army. Recalled to Japan in 1944, he survived the war and went into retirement in 1945.
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Barnhart, Michael (1988). Japan Prepares for Total War: The Search for Economic Security, 1919–1941. Cornell University Press. ISBN0-8014-9529-6.
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kazumoto, machijiri, viscount, 町尻, 量基, machijiri, kazumoto, march, 1889, december, 1950, lieutenant, general, imperial, japanese, army, during, world, general, bornmarch, 1889kyoto, prefecture, japandieddecember, 1950, 1950, aged, allegiance, empire, japanserv. Viscount Kazumoto Machijiri 町尻 量基 Machijiri Kazumoto 30 March 1889 10 December 1950 was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II Kazumoto MachijiriGeneral Kazumoto MachijiriBornMarch 30 1889Kyoto prefecture JapanDiedDecember 10 1950 1950 12 10 aged 61 Allegiance Empire of JapanService wbr branch Imperial Japanese ArmyYears of service1909 1945RankLieutenant GeneralCommands heldIJA 6th Division Indochina Garrison ArmyBattles warsSecond Sino Japanese WarWorld War II Contents 1 Biography 2 References 2 1 Books 3 External linksBiography editMachijiri was the fourth son of the kuge Mibu Motonaka 1835 1906 from an ancient court nobility family of Kyoto He was adopted into the kazoku peerage by Viscount Machijiri Kazuhiro and inherited the title of shishaku His wife was the elder daughter of Prince Kaya Kuninori Yukiko Machijiri graduated from the 21st class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1909 where his classmates included Kanji Ishiwara Jo Iimura and Harukichi Hyakutake He later graduated from the 29th class of the Army Staff College in 1917 He was a military attache to France from 1919 1921 participated for three months in the Versailles Peace Treaty Negotiations and remained as a resident officer in Paris from 1921 1923 and again from 1925 1926 Machijiri was Aide de camp to the Emperor of Japan from 1930 1935 From 1935 1936 he commanded the Artillery Regiment of the Imperial Guard and served as Chief of Army Affairs Section of Military Affairs Bureau within the Ministry of War from 1936 1938 At the start of the Second Sino Japanese War Machijiri was again appointed as Aide de camp to Emperor Hirohito in 1937 but was soon transferred to become Vice Chief of Staff of the Northern China Area Army He returned to Japan the same year for staff duties within the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff but was sent into the field again from 1939 1941 as commander of the IJA 6th Division From 1941 1942 he was Inspector General of the Chemical Warfare Section In 1942 Machijiri was appointed commander of the Indochina Garrison Army Recalled to Japan in 1944 he survived the war and went into retirement in 1945 References editBooks edit Barnhart Michael 1988 Japan Prepares for Total War The Search for Economic Security 1919 1941 Cornell University Press ISBN 0 8014 9529 6 Coox Alvin 1990 Nomonhan Japan Against Russia 1939 Stanford University Press ISBN 0 8047 1835 0 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kazumoto Machijiri Ammenthorp Steen Machijiri Kazumoto The Generals of World War II Wendel Marcus Commanders of 2nd Army Axis History Database Australian War Memorial AWM55 5 6 Rulers of Vietnam includes Japanese commanders in Indochina Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kazumoto Machijiri amp oldid 1035094800, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
