Gaishi Nagaoka

Gaishi Nagaoka
長岡 外史
Born (1858-06-23)June 23, 1858
Tsuno District, Tokuyama Domain, Suō Province, Japan. (Now Shūnan, Yamaguchi)
Died April 21, 1933(1933-04-21) (aged 74)
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service/branch Imperial Japanese Army

Gaishi Nagaoka (長岡 外史 Nagaoka Gaishi, June 23, 1858 – April 21, 1933) was a Japanese military officer. He served in the First Sino-Japanese War and was Vice Chief of the General Staff in Japan during the Russo-Japanese War. He became a member of the House of Representatives in 1924.[1] He was known for having the second largest moustache in the world.

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