Imperial Resript to Soldiers and Sailors

Japanese military history

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In Yamagata Aritomo: Early career
…emperor to promulgate the “Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors”—in essence a recapitulation of Yamagata’s “Admonition to the Military”—which was to become the spiritual guidepost of the imperial army until Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II. In anticipation of the Sino-Japanese War, he reorganized the army…
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