Daidoji Kitagawa

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Daidoji Kitagawa

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Daidoji with his wife, Erebonian TMP Officer, Maggie Arseid; 1941
Nickname(s)Harisen-sensei
General Paper Fan
Born(1900-08-19)19 August 1900
Kyoto, Nihhon-koku
Died17 October 2009(2009-10-17) (aged 109)
Fort Daidoji Kitagawa, Leeves, Erebonian Empire
Buried
St. Mary Cemetery, West Sussex, Lucis
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Lucis Army
Years of service1916–75
RankLieutenant-General
Major General (1935)
Field Marshal (1939)
Imperial Marshal of Erebonia
Commands held3rd Army Group
IV Erebonian Corps
XV Corps
17th Armored Division
8th Armored Brigade
LCEFB
Battles/warsFirst Europan War
War of Niflheimian Independence
Estharian Civil War
Second Europan War War of Lorican Aggression
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Garter
Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the Lucis Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Georgius Cross
Distinguished Service Cross
Military Cross
Mentioned in Dispatches
Erebonian Awards:
The Emperor's Cross
Grand Knight of the Order of Emperor Dreichels Reise Arnor
Grand Knight of the Order of Heimdall
Erebonian Armed Forces Deployment Medal
Emperor's Medal for Outstanding Civil Service
Legion of St. Olav
RelationsMaggie Arseid (wife)
Kiriya Kitagawa (grandson)
Yamato Kitagawa (great-grandson)
Naoto Kitagawa (great-grandson)
Brian Edward Horrocks (friend)
Karl L.K. Arseid (best friend and brother-in-law)
David Philipp Schwimmer (close friend)
Victor Arseid (grandnephew)
Laura S. Arseid (great-grandnephew)
Other workAuthor

Field Marshal Sir Daidoji Kitagawa KG GCB CLE GCD GOH DSO (19 August 1900 - 17 October 2009) was a senior Lucis Army officer. He is remembered as the commander of the Lucis 11th Army as well as the Lucis Commonwealth Armies in Erebonia in operations during the Second Europan War. He also served in the First Europan War and Estharian Civil War. He was one of the UK's best generals during the war and was one of the only Lucian EWII Generals to serve well into the War of Lorican Aggression until he retired at the war's end. He is the grandfather of Field Marshal Kiriya Kitagawa, Currently two of the Lucis' Army's Field Marshals as well as the great-grandfather of decorated officers Yamato Kitagawa and Naoto Kitagawa.

Mostly dedicating himself on the Scandinavian Campaign of EWII, Daidoji was hailed as a foreign hero of Erebonia for his efforts in winning battles and restoring confidence among the members of the Imperial Army of Erebonia. Erebonian Emperor Dreichels Reize Arnor was moved by his efforts in the Erebonian War Effort that he gave Daidoji the highest rank in the Erebonian Army, the Imperial General of Erebonia. He also received various Erebonian recognitions, including the Erebonian Army's highest award for valor, The Emperor's Cross. Kitagawa is also hailed as the Father of Allied Task Force Operations upon his creation of Task Force 131, the first multinational Allied Task Force specialising in Special Operations. His principles led to the creation of several future special task force units such as Task Force 141, Task Force 219, and Task Force 853.

To this date, Daidoji is the only Lucian General to have received Erebonia's highest rank of Imperial Marshal of Erebonia.

Early Life

Military Career

First Europan War

War of Niflheimian Independence

Estharian Civil War

Second Europan War

Assignment to Zemuria

Erebonia's only Lucian General

Post War

Honorary Citizenship to Erebonia

Personal Life