In all kinds of film and television works on the theme of the Anti-Japanese War, Dazo is an officer who frequently appears in the Japanese army, and the appearance rate is quite high, and in almost every related film and television work, at least one Japanese army Dazo will appear? Then What is the rank of Japanese army daisa? Why would a Japanese soldier rather not be a major general than compete for the rank of Dasaku?
After the Meiji Restoration, society gradually modernized, and under the premise of maintaining Japanese cultural traditions, it intentionally or unintentionally moved closer to the West, and the same was true of the military. As early as before the outbreak of World War I, the rank system of the Japanese army borrowed from the military rank system of Western countries, dividing officers into three levels: general, adjutant and lieutenant. Each level is subdivided into three categories: "large, medium and few", and the so-called big Zuo is the highest level of junior officer.
It should be noted that the adjutant officers of the Japanese army correspond to the colonels of other countries, but instead of calling mid-level officers colonels like other countries, they are called adjutants, which can be regarded as retaining the cultural characteristics of Japan. Moreover, the rank and rank of other countries are classified according to "upper, middle, and small", and Japan replaces them with "large, medium, and few".
To some extent, the generals of the Japanese army are equivalent to the generals of other countries, the Daizo of the Japanese army is equivalent to the colonels of other countries, and the captains of the Japanese army are equivalent to the captains of other countries. Japan does not have such military ranks as general, colonel, and captain, but has established general, daisaku and lieutenant, respectively.
Japanese Daisaku is the standard rank of Wing Commander and Brigade Chief of Staff, and the rank of Chief of Staff of some divisions may be Major General or Daisa. Therefore, the Japanese army's Dazuo can correspond to 3 positions: wing commander, brigade chief of staff and division chief of staff. In the case of the Japanese Wing Commanders, their ranks are all Daisa. Most of the Japanese army Daisaku in film and television works are wing commanders.
The Japanese Wing during World War II was the basic battle unit of the Japanese army, ranging in number from 2,000 to 4,000 people. Daisa, who served as the commander of the wing, was the supreme commander of a wing and held a special status in the Japanese army. This also led to many soldiers, and soldiers would rather not be major generals than compete for the rank of Dazo, even if the rank of major general is higher than Dazo.
In terms of rank, Daizo is a general further up, but after all, there is a certain distance from the general. Say high or not, say low not low. The chief of staff of the Japanese divisions, there are indeed some daizo, but there are also major generals. Daisano and Major General hold positions of the same rank together, which shows that his status is indeed not low.
Moreover, as the front-line combat unit of the Japanese army in World War II, Dasa, as the commander of the wing, often led the team on the front line, and their prestige in the army was extremely high. As the chief of staff of a division or brigade or regiment, they generally work in the division headquarters or brigade headquarters, responsible for formulating the combat plan of the front-line troops and assisting the brigade commander or division commander in carrying out military command work, and their status and rights are naturally self-evident.
If you become a Dazuo, you can basically command a wing of thousands of people, which is more conducive to earning military merit on the front line. As a wing commander, Dazuo has a higher status in the army than a major general. Because of this, many people in the Japanese army would rather not be a major general than compete for a big sake. Because of this, when Japanese soldiers joined the army, they rushed to be Daisa. As for the major general, they didn't think about it at all.
In the Japanese army, the wing played a key role, and Daisa, as the commander of the wing, was obviously also a very important position. Daisaku was the commander of the front-line troops and was responsible for carrying out the battle plans drawn up by the generals. Daisaku was very attractive to mid-level officers in the Japanese army, after all, no matter how hard you worked, you could become a general.
At the same time, it is not easy for Dazuo to be promoted to major general. A soldier from a civilian background in the Japanese army can be promoted to Daisaku is already the limit. Officers from families can be promoted to major general more easily. Since it was too difficult to become a major general, most Japanese troops naturally competed to become a major general. Therefore, it is not that these Japanese troops do not want to be generals, but that it is much more difficult for "major generals" to be promoted than "Daisa".
Of course, in any case, the officers of the general level listen a little better than the adjugant. And the reason why the Japanese army does not pursue major generals is actually a very important reason, that is, the Japanese military high-level is basically related households, and all general-level officers are contracted by the family. This means that as an ordinary soldier, no matter how good he is, the likelihood of him becoming a general is very small.
All in all, Daisaku was extremely attractive in the Japanese army.
He did not ask for either origin or background, but also had great room for promotion, could hold real power, and could gain the respect of the people.
So Daisaku had a particularly high appeal to a Japanese army where the vast majority of soldiers were civilians. As a result, Daisaku was also a highly regarded rank in the Japanese army.
However, it is precisely the special status of "Dazo" in the Japanese army, so in the anti-Japanese battlefield, our soldiers regard the killing of the Japanese "Dazo" as an honor. And all the Japanese soldiers who can become "Dazuo" have their hands stained with the blood of countless Chinese soldiers and civilians, these people have a very high status in the Japanese army, but they are beasts that the people of the Continental Army hate to "eat their skin and sleep their flesh".