Gheorghe Bagulescu was a Romania

Romania

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n Major-General during World War II

World War II

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, writer and art collector. He served as Ambassador

Ambassador

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 and Military Attaché

Military attaché

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 to Tokyo

Tokyo

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 from 1934 to 1939. From 1941 to 1943, he was Ambassador to Tokyo & Nanking-China

China

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 and Military Attaché to Tokyo.

Biography

After having fought in World War I in a Vânători de munte

Vânatori de Munte

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 unit as a captain, he was decorated with the "Order of Michael the Brave

Order of Michael the Brave

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", together with 14 other soldiers of the same unit.
He was appointed as military attache of Romania to the Japanese Empire (1935-1939) and ambassador of Romanian to Japan, Manchuko and China (1941-1943). In 1939, the Japanese Emperor awarded him the Order of the Sacred Treasure

Order of the Sacred Treasure

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, 3rd class, after the publication of his book "Japanese Soul".

After the war, he emigrated to southern France, and materially supported the Romanian National Committee

Romanian National Committee

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 and general Nicolae Rădescu

Nicolae Radescu

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In 1973, the Romanian Ministry of Culture acquired a valuable collection of Japanese and Chinese art from general Gheorghe Bâgulescu's estate for the Romanian National Art Museum.