Keiji suzuki biography of martin

This article is about the World War II agent. For the judoka, see Keiji Suzuki.

Suzuki Keiji (鈴木敬司, February 6, 1897 – September 20, 1967) was a Japanese armyintelligence officer during the Second World War.

Operating primarily in Burma, he helped form the Burma Independence Army and was an advocate for Burmese independence, described as a "Japanese Lawrence of Arabia".^[1][2] The Burmese refererred to him by the nom de guerreBo Mogyo, meaning "Thunderbolt Commander".^[3]

Training

Suzuki was trained at the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and graduated as an infantry officer in 1918.

He subsequently attended the General Staff College and in 1929 began clandestine operations in the Philippines. His main focus, in both his studies and early career, was Anglo-American affairs.^[4] Suzuki's official military position was the Head of the General Staff Headquarters' Shipping Section.

However, he was trained at the Rikugun Naka