During the second World War, the Japanese emperor Hirohito bestowed a samurai sword as an award to how many German officers?

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During the second World War, the Japanese emperor Hirohito bestowed a samurai sword as an award to how many German officers?

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Last updated Nov 11 2021.
Originally posted Nov 11 2021 2:03 PM.

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Bernhard Rogge, Hermann Goring, and Erwin Rommel were given a katana samurai sword during World War II.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany-Japan_relations

Nov 11 2021, 4:18 PM

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There are three documented occasions of Hirohito bestowing a samurai sword to German officers.
A couple of heavy hitters (as in committing atrocities against mankind) Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring, General Irwin Rommel, and relatively obscure Bernhard Rogge, Captain of the Auxiliary Cruiser Atlantis.

https://gmic.co.uk/topic/42927-japanese-swords-german-generals/

http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/about-3-sword-samurai.6062/

During the second World War, the Japanese emperor Hirohito bestowed a samurai sword as an award to how many German officers?

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