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Imperial Army General Staff Office
The Imperial Army General Staff Office of Japan (also called the Army General Staff Office or SambĹŤ Hombu) was one of the four principal agencies charged with overseeing the Imperial Japanese Army. Created in 1878 and modelled on the German General Staff ( Die Grosse Generalstab), the Imperial Army General Staff was responsible for the preparation of war plans; the training and employment of combined arms; military intelligence; the direction of large manuevers; troop deployments; and the complitation of field service regulations, military histories, and maps.
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