The Imperial General Headquarters was part of the Supreme War Council and was established in 1893 to coordinate efforts between the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy during wartime. In
Imperial General Headquarters announcement, January 1942.
Emperor Hirohito, as head of the Imperial General Headquarters in 1943. Navy officers are seated to the left, while Army officers are seated to the right.
Announcement from Imperial General Headquarters January 1942
Soldiers parading before the Showa Emperor Hirohito on Shirayuki, from an unknown newsreel circa c. 1930s
The Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office, also called the Army General Staff, was one of the two principal agencies charged with overseeing the Imperial Japanese Army.
Imperial General Headquarters
…The Imperial General Headquarters was established by Imperial Decree 52 on 22 May 1893 under the auspices of creating a central command for both the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff. The Emperor of Japan who was defined as both Head of State and the Supreme Commander-in-chief of the…
Postcard with view of Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office HQ, c. 1910
Yamagata Aritomo
Iwao Oyama 2