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| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Order of the Lucis Empire|CLE]], [[Rubrumian Forces' Decoration|RD]], [[Order of Rubrum|COR]] | | honorific_suffix = [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Order of the Lucis Empire|CLE]], [[Rubrumian Forces' Decoration|RD]], [[Order of Rubrum|COR]] | ||
| image = [[File:SagaruYamada.jpg|280px]] | | image = [[File:SagaruYamada.jpg|280px]] | ||
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| rank = Major (1940)<br/> Colonel (1944)<br/> Brigadier (1948)<br/> Major-General (1957)<br/> | | rank = Major (1940)<br/> Colonel (1944)<br/> Brigadier (1948)<br/> Major-General (1957)<br/> | ||
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[[War of Lorican Aggression]] | [[War of Lorican Aggression]] | ||
| awards = Georgius Cross <br/>Distinguished Service Cross <br/>Distinguished Service Honor <br/>Legion of St. Georgius <br/>Military Medal <br/>Second Europan War Victory Medal <br/>'''Joyonghean Honors'''<br/>Order of His Sovereign Highness<br/> Order of the Taegeuk<br/> Cordon for Distinguished Service<br/> Joyonghean Army Honor Medal<br/> | | awards = Georgius Cross <br/>Distinguished Service Cross <br/>Distinguished Service Honor <br/>Legion of St. Georgius <br/>Military Medal <br/>Second Europan War Victory Medal <br/>'''Joyonghean Honors'''<br/>Order of His Sovereign Highness<br/> Order of the Taegeuk<br/> Cordon for Distinguished Service<br/> Joyonghean Army Honor Medal<br/> | ||
| relations = [[ | | relations = [[Murasame Susaya]] (best friend)<br/> [[Allone Grønkjær]] (best friend)<br/> [[Tasaku Mitsuru]] (professor and mentor)<br/> [[Catherine La Roche]] (spouse)<br/> [[Randall Derrick Yamada]] (great-grandson) | ||
| laterwork = | | laterwork = Associate Deputy Minister in [[Transport Rubrum]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Major-General Sir. Sagaru Yamada''' [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Order of the Lucis Empire|CLE]], [[Rubrumian Forces' Decoration|RD]], [[Order of Rubrum|COR]] (25 May 1921) is a retired Rubrumian senior officer and | '''Major-General Sir. Sagaru Yamada''' [[Order of the Bath|GCB]], [[Order of the Lucis Empire|CLE]], [[Rubrumian Forces' Decoration|RD]], [[Order of Rubrum|COR]] (25 May 1921) is a retired Rubrumian senior officer and public officer. During the [[Second Europan War]], he held commands of several armoured battalions during the [[Teulabia Campaign]] and later during the [[Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War]] after [[Task Force Gimle]] merged with Rubrumian homeland units to form the [[Third Rubrumian Army]]. He is childhood friends with [[Murasame Susaya]]. | ||
Yamada's family has a close friendship with the Susaya family, being neighbors in the street. He attended the [[Royal Military Academy of Calgary]] together with Susaya and the two found themselves serving alongside each other as Yamada took secondary roles. Yamada is also the smartest of his colleagues, often advising Susaya to take certain actions or not. His mentor, Colonel [[Tasaku Mitsuru]] believed that Yamada's calculating nature belonged in the armoured formation. As a result, throughout the war, [[Task Force Gimle]] was one of the allied formations that took the lowest number of casualties with regards to armour. He continued to serve under Susaya throughout the [[War of Lorican Aggression]] until they retired together in 1982. | Yamada's family has a close friendship with the Susaya family, being neighbors in the street. He attended the [[Royal Military Academy of Calgary]] together with Susaya and the two found themselves serving alongside each other as Yamada took secondary roles. Yamada is also the smartest of his colleagues, often advising Susaya to take certain actions or not. His mentor, Colonel [[Tasaku Mitsuru]] believed that Yamada's calculating nature belonged in the armoured formation. As a result, throughout the war, [[Task Force Gimle]] was one of the allied formations that took the lowest number of casualties with regards to armour. He continued to serve under Susaya throughout the [[War of Lorican Aggression]] until they retired together in 1982. | ||
After army life, he became fond of the automotive industry and found himself working at [[Saburo|Saburo Corporation]]. He was given a senior position and was assigned as the country manager overseeing Saburo's operations in Rubrum. He was subsequently called to [[Nihhon-koku]] to run administrative operations and became the CEO of Saburo Corporation until he retired in 2001 | After army life, he became fond of the automotive industry and found himself working at [[Saburo|Saburo Corporation]]. He was given a senior position and was assigned as the country manager overseeing Saburo's operations in Rubrum. He was subsequently called to [[Nihhon-koku]] to run administrative operations and became the CEO of Saburo Corporation until he retired in 2001 but returned to work as a public servant and continued to see work as an Associate Deputy Minister to the [[Minister of Transportation (Rubrum)|Minister of Transportation]] in 2002. Even in his advanced age, Yamada continues to practice a healthy lifestyle which has provided him with the ability to propose and make sane advises for the Minister. In 2014, he became the oldest serving Rubrumian public servant at the age of 93. Yamada has said in many interviews that he refuses to retire and will continue to serve the people until the end. | ||
==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
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Sagaru Yamada | |
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| Born | 25 May 1921 Calgary, Alberta, Rubrum |
| Allegiance |  Rubrum |
| Service/ | Rubrumian Army |
| Years of service | 1938 - 1982 |
| Rank | Major (1940) Colonel (1944) Brigadier (1948) Major-General (1957) |
| Battles/wars | Second Europan War War of Lorican Aggression |
| Awards | Georgius Cross Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Honor Legion of St. Georgius Military Medal Second Europan War Victory Medal Joyonghean Honors Order of His Sovereign Highness Order of the Taegeuk Cordon for Distinguished Service Joyonghean Army Honor Medal |
| Relations | Murasame Susaya (best friend) Allone Grønkjær (best friend) Tasaku Mitsuru (professor and mentor) Catherine La Roche (spouse) Randall Derrick Yamada (great-grandson) |
| Other work | Associate Deputy Minister in Transport Rubrum |
Major-General Sir. Sagaru Yamada GCB, CLE, RD, COR (25 May 1921) is a retired Rubrumian senior officer and public officer. During the Second Europan War, he held commands of several armoured battalions during the Teulabia Campaign and later during the Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War after Task Force Gimle merged with Rubrumian homeland units to form the Third Rubrumian Army. He is childhood friends with Murasame Susaya.
Yamada's family has a close friendship with the Susaya family, being neighbors in the street. He attended the Royal Military Academy of Calgary together with Susaya and the two found themselves serving alongside each other as Yamada took secondary roles. Yamada is also the smartest of his colleagues, often advising Susaya to take certain actions or not. His mentor, Colonel Tasaku Mitsuru believed that Yamada's calculating nature belonged in the armoured formation. As a result, throughout the war, Task Force Gimle was one of the allied formations that took the lowest number of casualties with regards to armour. He continued to serve under Susaya throughout the War of Lorican Aggression until they retired together in 1982.
After army life, he became fond of the automotive industry and found himself working at Saburo Corporation. He was given a senior position and was assigned as the country manager overseeing Saburo's operations in Rubrum. He was subsequently called to Nihhon-koku to run administrative operations and became the CEO of Saburo Corporation until he retired in 2001 but returned to work as a public servant and continued to see work as an Associate Deputy Minister to the Minister of Transportation in 2002. Even in his advanced age, Yamada continues to practice a healthy lifestyle which has provided him with the ability to propose and make sane advises for the Minister. In 2014, he became the oldest serving Rubrumian public servant at the age of 93. Yamada has said in many interviews that he refuses to retire and will continue to serve the people until the end.