Imperial Japanese Army Academy

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The Imperial Japanese Army Academy was the principal officer training school of the Imperial Japanese Army, responsible for educating and commissioning its professional military leadership before and during World War II.

Aliases (2)
  • Army War College (Japan) ×3
  • 陸軍士官学校 ×1

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf military academy
officer training school
activeDuringConflict Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
cadetOrigin conscription-age Japanese males
category Defunct schools in Japan
Imperial Japanese Army
Military academies of Japan
commissionedRankUponGraduation second lieutenant
country Empire of Japan
disestablishedAsConsequenceOf Japan’s defeat in World War II
educationLevel tertiary education
entranceRequirement academic examination
completion of secondary education
physical fitness examination
political reliability screening
era prewar Japan
governedBy Imperial Japanese Army General Staff
hadAlumniRole senior commanders of the Imperial Japanese Army
influencedBy French military education system
Prussian military education system
languageOfInstruction Japanese
location Tokyo
locationCountry Japan
militaryBranch Japanese Army
notableFor training professional leadership of the Imperial Japanese Army
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Army
oversight Japanese Army Ministry
partOf Imperial Japanese military education system
primaryFunction officer commissioning
officer education
relatedInstitution Imperial Japanese Army War College
Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
roleInHistory central institution in prewar Japanese military education
selectionProcess competitive entrance examination
status defunct
studentType army officer cadets
timePeriod Meiji period
Shōwa period
Taishō period
trainingFocus artillery leadership
infantry leadership
military engineering
military ethics
military strategy
military tactics


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