The native form of this personal name is Tsuji Masanobu. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Masanobu Tsuji
Allegiance
Empire of Japan
Service/branch
Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service
1924–1945
Rank
Colonel
Battles/wars
Second Sino–Japanese War
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
World War II
Alma mater
Army War College
Born
11 October 1902
Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Disappeared
April 1961 Laos
Status
Declared dead 20 July 1968
Masanobu Tsuji (辻 政信, Tsuji Masanobu, 11 October 1902 – went missing in 1961[1]) was a Japanese army officer and politician. During World War II, he was an important tactical planner in the Imperial Japanese Army and developed the detailed plans for the successful Japanese invasion of Malaya at the start of the war.[2] He also helped plan and lead the final Japanese offensive during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
As a Pan-Asianist, Tsuji pressured Asian countries to support Japan in World War II despite being involved in atrocities such as the Bataan Death March and Sook Ching. He evaded prosecution for Japanese war crimes at the end of the war and hid in Thailand. He returned to Japan in 1949 and was elected to the Diet as an advocate of renewed militarism. Through the 50's he worked for American intelligence alongside Takushiro Hattori. In 1961, he disappeared on a trip to Laos.[3]
Tsuji was among the most aggressive and influential Japanese militarists. He was a leading proponent of the concept of gekokujō, (literally "the bottom overthrowing the top") by acting without or contrary to authorization.[3] He incited the 1939 border clash with the Soviet Union and was a vehement advocate of war against the United States.[4]
^Tsuji's birthyear is disputed. Several Japanese sources use 1903, but Tsuji himself wrote that it was 1901. Other sources state 1900 or 1902. The 1901 date is from David Bergamini's Japan's Imperial Conspiracy, p. 981.
^Toland, John (2003). The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945. New York: Modern Library. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-8129-6858-3. OCLC 52441692.
^ abBudge, Kent G. "Tsuji Masanobu (1901–1961?)". The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
^Goldman, Stuart (28 August 2012). "The Forgotten Soviet–Japanese War of 1939". The Diplomat. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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