Translation Japanese Military Photos

Bunkerhill · 17 Aug 2016

A number of photographs I recently purchased have the names of the gentleman written under the photo. I wondered if anyone might translate the names of these Japanese officers. There are also a few photographs of buildings that also have Japanese captions.

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Lomaster · 17 Aug 2016

Alright, let me start. The first one is 校長木本少將 (Principal Kimoto. Major general) Presumably a principal of some military academy.
Will take a look at the rest in a few hours.

I'll skip the second one for now. Third one is 生徒隊長諏訪部少佐 (Students (cadets perhaps?) commanding officer Suwabe. Major)

Fourth from the top is 中隊長大西大尉 (Company commander Oonishi. Captain)

Group photo:
中尉緒方中尉中原中尉野崎中尉臼井

Ogata, Nakahara, Nozaki, (possibly Nosaki, Yazaki, Yasaki etc.), Usui (All four First Lieutenants)

Toritoribe · 17 Aug 2016

The second picture is 教授部長伊藤大佐 Director of the department of professors, Colonel Itō.

Lomaster said:
Group photo:
中尉緒方中尉中原中尉野崎中尉臼井

Sorry for nitpicking, but it's written vertically so the reading order is from right to left; 緒方中尉, 中原中尉, 野崎中尉 and 臼井中尉.

Hiroyuki Nagashima · 18 Aug 2016

重砲兵学校長 Principal of army heavy artillery school

木本益雄少将 1936年12月1日 -
Kimoto Masuo Major general Period being in office;From December 1, 1936 to June 17, 1938

Toritoribe · 18 Aug 2016

木本益雄少将 Major General Kimoto Masuo was also the Principal of the Military Engineering School (陸軍工科学校) from August 1, 1934 to July 31, 1935. 伊藤義雄 Itō Yoshio was the Director of the Department of Professors of the school at the time, so those photographs would be the ones of this school in this period.

陸軍学校関係

Bunkerhill · 19 Aug 2016

This is absolutely fascinating for me - thank you so very much for your help! I have a few others from the album which depict what I will now surmise are the school where these men taught.

Again, my sincere thanks.

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