Archibald Sugiyama
Sir Archibald Sugiyama | |
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 Archibald Sugiyama in 1935 | |
| Nickname(s) | Archie |
| Born | 25 May 1899 Sendai, Nihhon-koku |
| Died | 20 October 1993 (aged 94) Dorchester, Lucis, United Kingdom |
| Buried | Enclosed in a refrigerated tomb at St. Henry Gardens, Sendai, Nihhon-koku |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Lucis Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1975 |
| Rank | Brigadier (1925) Major General (1930) Lieutenant General (1937) General (1943) |
| Commands held | VII Corps 1st Royal Tank Regiment Gordon Highlanders 7th Niflheimian Division 5th Basel-Ebelian Regiment Nihhonese V Corps Second Basel-Ebelian Army Gallian Regiment of Basel-Ebel The King's Own Tenebraean Lancers 3rd Solheimian Division 17th Armored Division |
| Battles/wars | First Europan War War of Niflheimian Independence Second Europan War War of Lorican Aggression |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Garter Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the Lucis Empire Distinguished Service Cross Military Cross Order of the Holy Lance Order of the Holy Shield Mentioned in Dispatches |
| Relations | Tsukuyo Kushineda (spouse) Tatsumi Sugiyama (grandson) Yukiko Sugiyama (granddaughter) Akiko Sugiyama (granddaughter) |
| Other work | Television presenter Restauranteur |
Sir Archibald Sugiyama KG, GCB, CLE (25 May 1899 - 20 October 1994) was a senior Lucian-Nihhonese officer and general who served the Lucis Armed Forces and fought during the First Europan War, the Second Europan War, and the War of Lorican Aggression. Sugiyama is best remembered for halting the Archadian and Guadonian expansion during the East Africanna Campaign, and the Quenminese expansion in Africanna. He is also the husband of Brigadier Tsukuyo Kushineda. Together, their opponents described the couple as The Original War Couple since the two never separated their formations throughout the war. The couple had four children. Of their grandchildren, two are decorated military men in their own way; Reiko Sugiyama and Tatsumi Sugiyama. And two served in the ATS; Yukiko Sugiyama and Akiko Sugiyama.
Sugiyama is famous for his adaptive defensive style of warfare, resulting in several victories against numerically superior forces while minimising his own losses. He is regarded as one of the greatest defensive commanders of all time, and many of his tactics and battle plans are still studied in military academies around the world.
Remarkably known for giving the first heavy blows to the Imperials at the Battle of Sania, Sugiyama is placed as one of Lucis' greatest military heroes and as well as being the greatest general the Allies ever had.