Marshall 1880 -1959
  Army Chief of Staff from 1939. Marshall was an expert planner and led the expansion of the US armed forces from 130,000 men to a strength of some 8.3 million men. He played a leading role in strategic planning for all theatres of the war and was considered the top candidate for the command of Allied forces in Europe. His value to Roosevelt in Washington however, prevented him from being appointed and Eisenhower was given the role instead. Marshall retired in November 1945.
Admiral William D. Leahy 1875-1959
  Chief of Naval Operations from 1937-1939; Governor of Puerto Rico 1939-1940; Ambassador to Vichy France 1940-1942; Chief of Staff to the President from 1942 to 1949. Leahy was an invaluable advisor to Truman following the death of Roosevelt.

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General Hideki Tojo
1884 - 1948

Prime Minister, Chief of Staff of the Army, and Minister of War from October 1941 until July 1944. Tojo could almost be described as the dictator of Japan. He was the principal director of all Japanese war operations. When military fortunes began to turn against Japan he attempted to stabilize his position by handing over his post of Minister of War to Umezu. However after the fall of Saipan in July 1944 he resigned his remaining posts and was succeeded by Koiso. After his resignation he attempted to commit suicide, he lived, but only to be found guilty of war crimes by the Allies and was hanged.

Lt General Kuniaki Koiso
1880 - 1950


Appointed Prime Minister after the fall of Tojo in 1944, Koiso was almost a token Prime Minister as he was not party to any military decisions. He was not popular with either government ministers who favoured making peace, nor with those who wished to prosecute the war until the bitter end. He resigned in April 1945 after his demands to be included in military decisions were rejected.

Kantaro Suzuki
1867 - 1948

Suzuki became Prime Minister in April 1945 after the collapse of Koiso's premiership. He was one of the Japanese leaders who were in favour of peace, and it was he who finally asked Emperor Hirohito to decide on the surrender of Japan. Suzuki resigned after the surrender was announced.

General Yoshijiro Umezu
1880 - 1949

Chief of Staff of the Army from July 1944. Previously he had been Minister of War when Tojo relinquised this post. Umezu was one of the government leaders who were in favour of continuing the war as long as possible.