Otani Kikuzo

Ōtani Kikuzō
Ōtani Kikuzō
Born	(1856-02-04)4 February 1856 Obama Domain, Echizen Province, Japan
Died	26 November 1923(1923-11-26) (aged 67)
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1871-1920
Rank	General
Battles/wars	First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War Siberian Intervention

Baron Ōtani Kikuzō (大谷 喜久蔵, Ōtani Kikuzō, 4 February 1856 – 26 November 1923) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. Otani participated in the First Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War, World War I and the Russian Civil War. During the course of the latter he commanded the Vladivostok Expeditionary Force and became the formal commander of the Allied Siberian intervention. He was elevated to baron upon his retirement in 1920.