Rikichi Andō (安藤 利吉, Andō Rikichi, 3 April 1884 – 19 April 1946) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and 19th and final Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan from 30 December 1944 to October 1945.
From 1931-1932, Andō returned to the General Staff, where he was Chief of Military Administration Section, Military Affairs Bureau. He was appointed military attaché to the United Kingdom from 1932-1934. After his return to Japan, he became Commandant of the Toyoma Army Infantry School, and subsequently commander of the 5th Independent Garrison Unit. From 1937-1938, he was Deputy Inspector-General of Military Training.
In the midst of diplomatic negotiations between Japan and its ally, Vichy France over access to air strips and seaports in French Indochina, Andō took independent initiative and ordered his forces across the border, without prior authorization from the government in Tokyo. Japanese military and political leaders were outraged; however, as the invasion had already occurred, military and political considerations meant that the Japanese government had no choice but to follow through. The unauthorized invasion of French Indochina created a diplomatic confrontation with the West and the imposition of an American oil embargo against Japan. Andō was recalled to Tokyo on 9 February 1941 and forced into retirement as punishment.
TaiwanEdit
Chen Yi (right) accepting the receipt of Order No. 1 signed by Rikichi Andō (left), the last Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan, in Taipei City Hall.[1]
In the fall of 1941, Andō was recalled to service, promoted to full general, and given command of the Japanese Tenth Area Army in Taiwan. The 10th Area Army was essentially the "Taiwan Army", as it had no additional combat forces assigned to it, and served as a garrison force for the island. Ando became the final Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan on 30 December 1944.[2] After the end of the war, the 10th Area Army was disbanded in September 1945.[3]
Arrested by Chinese authorities and charged with war crimes from his tenure in China, Andō committed suicide by taking poison while in prison in Shanghai before he could go to trial.
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rikichi, andō, 安藤, 利吉, andō, rikichi, april, 1884, april, 1946, general, imperial, japanese, army, 19th, final, japanese, governor, general, taiwan, from, december, 1944, october, 1945, japanese, general, andō, rikichi, 1940governor, general, taiwanin, office,. Rikichi Andō 安藤 利吉 Andō Rikichi 3 April 1884 19 April 1946 was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and 19th and final Japanese Governor General of Taiwan from 30 December 1944 to October 1945 Rikichi AndōJapanese General Andō Rikichi in 1940Governor General of TaiwanIn office 30 December 1944 25 October 1945MonarchShōwaPreceded byKiyoshi HasegawaSucceeded byChen Yi as Chief Executive of Taiwan Province Personal detailsBorn3 April 1884Miyagi Prefecture Empire of JapanDied19 April 1946 1946 04 19 aged 62 Tilanqiao Prison Shanghai Republic of ChinaMilitary serviceAllegiance Empire of JapanBranch service Imperial Japanese ArmyYears of service1904 1945RankGeneralCommandsTwenty First ArmySouthern China Area ArmyTaiwan Army of JapanTenth Area ArmyBattles warsSecond Sino Japanese War Battle of South Guangxi 1939 1940 Winter Offensive Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early career 1 2 The man who started the Pacific War 1 3 Taiwan 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Books 4 Notes 5 External linksBiography EditEarly career Edit Andō was a native of Miyagi Prefecture He served as an instructor at the Army War College from 1924 1925 From 1925 1927 he was sent to British India as a military attache and on his return to Japan served in a number of staff assignments under the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff He returned to the field in 1928 as commander of the 13th Infantry Regiment and was promoted to Chief of Staff of the IJA 5th Division in 1930 From 1931 1932 Andō returned to the General Staff where he was Chief of Military Administration Section Military Affairs Bureau He was appointed military attache to the United Kingdom from 1932 1934 After his return to Japan he became Commandant of the Toyoma Army Infantry School and subsequently commander of the 5th Independent Garrison Unit From 1937 1938 he was Deputy Inspector General of Military Training The man who started the Pacific War Edit With the outbreak of the Second Sino Japanese War Andō was given a field assignment as commander of his old unit the IJA 5th Division in 1938 Later that year he was promoted to commander in chief of the IJA 21st Army in China which became part of the Japanese Southern China Area Army in 1939 The Japanese Southern China Area Army was largely a garrison force controlling Japanese occupied Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces In the midst of diplomatic negotiations between Japan and its ally Vichy France over access to air strips and seaports in French Indochina Andō took independent initiative and ordered his forces across the border without prior authorization from the government in Tokyo Japanese military and political leaders were outraged however as the invasion had already occurred military and political considerations meant that the Japanese government had no choice but to follow through The unauthorized invasion of French Indochina created a diplomatic confrontation with the West and the imposition of an American oil embargo against Japan Andō was recalled to Tokyo on 9 February 1941 and forced into retirement as punishment Taiwan Edit nbsp Chen Yi right accepting the receipt of Order No 1 signed by Rikichi Andō left the last Japanese Governor General of Taiwan in Taipei City Hall 1 In the fall of 1941 Andō was recalled to service promoted to full general and given command of the Japanese Tenth Area Army in Taiwan The 10th Area Army was essentially the Taiwan Army as it had no additional combat forces assigned to it and served as a garrison force for the island Ando became the final Japanese Governor General of Taiwan on 30 December 1944 2 After the end of the war the 10th Area Army was disbanded in September 1945 3 Arrested by Chinese authorities and charged with war crimes from his tenure in China Andō committed suicide by taking poison while in prison in Shanghai before he could go to trial See also EditTaiwan under Japanese ruleReferences EditBooks Edit Fuller Richard 1992 Shokan Hirohito s Samurai London Arms and Armor ISBN 1 85409 151 4 Shih Shan Henry Tsai 2005 Lee Teng hui and Taiwan s Quest for Identity Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 1 4039 7056 4 Notes Edit 中山堂受降檔案分析 Archived 2014 12 07 at the Wayback Machine Wendel Axis History Factbook 1 Wendel Axis History comExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rikichi Andō Ammentorp Steep Ando Rikichi The Generals of World War II Budge Kent Ando Rikichi The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia Chen Peter Ando Rikichi World War II Database Wendel Marcus Axis History Factbook Governor Generals of Taiwan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rikichi Andō amp oldid 1176475637, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
