Jinzaburō Masaki
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Jinzaburō Masaki was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. He was regarded as a leader of the Imperial Way Faction within the Japanese military.
Masaki Jinzaburo
February 26 incident
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The February 26 incident, also known as the 2–26 incident, was an attempted coup d'état in the Empire of Japan on 26 February 1936. It was organized by a group of young Imperial Japanese Army officers
Jinzaburō Masaki
…Tetsuzan Nagata. Dissatisfaction with Masaki's forced retirement resulted in the assassination of Nagata the following year which, in turn, led to the February 26 Incident of 1936. Masaki was arrested and court-martialed for his alleged participation, but was acquitted. Masaki returned to his native Saga Prefecture to…
Sadao Araki, leader of the Kōdōha
Rebels outside the Prime Minister's Residence during the February 26 Incident.
Yasuhide Kurihara leading the Rebellion Army
Takahashi Korekiyo