Obata, Hidejoši

1st Section (Training) of the 1st Bureau Imperial Army General Staff Office

Born sa in prefektúre Osaka. In decembri 1911 terminates Imperálnu vojenskú the academy is his life as a lieutenant of cavalry, and in 1919 terminates Armádne vojnové kolégium with hodnosťou captain of cavalry.

From summon of youth sa articulate to the right krídlu nacionalistickej political scene and becomes an sa member Imperiálneho wing (Imperial Way Faction), under the direction of Sadao Araki. That flank is priamej opzícii against umierneným of the Toseiha under the leadership of Kazushige Ugaki.

In rokoch 1923 to 1927 slúži Obata ako military attache in spojenom kráľovstve and from 1927 to 1934 as a military attache in the British India.

In August 1934 he has hodnosť colonel of cavalry and was assigned to Japan, where zastáva post on Generálom staff.

In marci 1938 is Obata promoted to major general and is altered umiestnenie of cavalry on the vojenskú aviáciu.

In August of this over pure the year, he's zverené velenie Akeno military pilots school. In decmbri 1940 sa becomes general poručíkom and he is assigned velenie nad 5. air group of IJA with dislokáciou Taiwan. This sa happens at a time when the sa begins the war in the Pacific.

Subsequently in 1942, his velenie designed pre Burmský front. The air group supports the shares pozemných forces, which postupujú to vnútra Burma. First of all nasadenie on Burmskom the front unit has done 31.12.1941 - bombardovanie.

In may 1943 sa becomes vrchným veliteľom 3. air army and it's up to decembra, ever explored is summoned to Tokyo.

18.2.1944 Obata sa becomes veliteľom 31. army obsahujúcej 29. and 52. divíziu, which got for the role of the defense Marianskych ostrovov, against the allied powers. In time spojeneckej ivázie 11.6.1944 is Obata prec zo of his staff in Saipan and nemôže sa there to come and preto zriaďuje new post velenia to Guame.

Here dochádza to battle in ktorej víťazia the allied forces, thanks početnej prevahe and vyššej palebnej sil. Japanese forces sa bránia to the previous muža, but nie are capable of odraziť spojencov. 11.8.1944 Obata spaćha seppuku, after what sa Japanese defense zrútila and posthumously he is udelená hodnosť general.

Obata bol opisovaný ako mimoriadne inteligentný and very rozhľadený dôstojník.

source
http://www.ww2museums.com
www.generals.dk
pwencycl.kgbudge.com
en.wikipedia.org.