Chief of Staff, Kwantung Defense Army
- Nobuyoshi Obata:- Kwantung Army, Chief of Staff, Kwantung Defense Army
- Tomoyuki Yamashita:- Commanding General, Kwantung Army Defense Army
- Nobuyushi Muto: Commander in Chief Kwantung Army Defense Army
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