Education
A native of Kōchi Prefecture, Mori graduated from the 28th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1916, specializing in cavalry.
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A native of Kōchi Prefecture, Mori graduated from the 28th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1916, specializing in cavalry.
He was killed by Major Kenji Hatanaka during the Kyūjō Incident. After serving in a number of administrative roles within the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff he returned to the Army Staff College, graduating from the 39th class in 1927. He subsequently served as commander of the 13th Cavalry Regiment before returning to desk duty within the General Staff.
Mori taught at the Army Staff College from 1935 to 1937 and from 1938 to 1941.
He was promoted to major general in 1941. With the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War in July 1937, Mori was assigned as a staff officer to the Japanese First Army in China from 1937-1938.
Mori was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in 1945. On 7 April 1945, Mori became commander of the 1st Imperial Guards Division, the prestigious division assigned direct responsibility for protection of the Imperial Family of Japan.
After Japan"s decision to surrender, Mori received a visit just after midnight on 15 August 1945 from Major Kenji Hatanaka and Lieutenant Colonels Masataka Ida and Jiro Shiizaki, who attempted to secure his aid in their plot to isolate the Imperial Palace and to prevent the announcement of Japan"s surrender.
At around 1:30, Ida and Shiizaki had left the room, and after repeated refusals on Mori"s part, Hatanaka shot and killed Mori. His seal was then placed on a false set of orders, (Strategic Order Number 584).