Daidoji Kitagawa
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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.