Honjo, Shigeru
- Date of birth:
- May 10th, 1876 (Hyōgo prefecture, Japan)
- Date of death:
- November 30th, 1945 (Tokyo, Occupied Japan)
- Buried on:
- Tama Cemetery
- Nationality:
- Japanese (1868-1945, Empire)
Biography
General Shigeru Honjo committed suicide on 30 November 1945 after his arrest by the Americans.
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Kyuokujitsu sho, 5th Class
- Period:
- Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
- Rank:
- Tai-i (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1906
- Period:
- Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
- Rank:
- Tai-i (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1906
- Period:
- Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
- Rank:
- Tai-i (Captain)
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1906
Order of the Double Dragon - 3rd class, 1st grade
- Rank:
- Sho-sa (Major)
- Awarded on:
- September 8th, 1909
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Rank:
- Sho-sa (Major)
- Awarded on:
- June 5th, 1912
- Rank:
- Sho-sa (Major)
- Awarded on:
- August 1st, 1912
- Rank:
- Sho-sa (Major)
- Awarded on:
- May 16th, 1914
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Chu-sa (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- November 7th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Chu-sa (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- November 7th, 1915
Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain - 3rd Class
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Chu-sa (Lieutenant Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- July 11th, 1916
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- August 6th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- September 29th, 1918
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Tai-sa (Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- February 1st, 1920
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Rank:
- Tai-sa (Colonel)
- Awarded on:
- February 1st, 1920
- Rank:
- Sho-sho (Major General)
- Awarded on:
- September 25th, 1926
- Rank:
- Tai-sho (General)
- Awarded on:
- March 23rd, 1933
- Rank:
- Tai-sho (General)
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1934
- Rank:
- Tai-sho (General)
- Awarded on:
- April 29th, 1934
Grand Order of the Orchid Blossom
- Rank:
- Tai-sho (General)
- Awarded on:
- 1934
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Tai-sho (General)
- Awarded on:
- August 15th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Tai-sho (General)
- Awarded on:
- December 9th, 1941
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