RS080A - General Yoshujiro Umezu (Round Grass Base) The traditional red shield design

The traditional red shield design highlights the recognisable appearance of imperial Roman forces

Unlike a traditional combat figure

Lived and worked within households

This figure captures a more relaxed but equally important moment in military life

Allied personnel stood in formation as representatives of the defeated Japanese government signed the documents that marked the end of years of devastating global warfare

RS080A - General Yoshujiro Umezu (Round Grass Base) The traditional red shield designThe RS080A General Yoshujiro Umezu (Round Grass Base) depicts one of the senior commanders of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War. General Yoshijir Umezu (18821949) had a long military career, serving in a number of senior staff and command positions before becoming Commander in Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army in 1944. As Japans military situation deteriorated during the final stages of the war, Umezu was responsible for