Thread: Kuribayahsi and Hong Kong

I’m posting this question both here and on the Axis Forum.

In December of 1941, General Kuribayashi, of Iwo Jima fame was Chief of Staff of the army that invaded Hong Kong. What would his duties have been? Would he have been responsible for the invasion plan? (If not, who was?) Would he have been aware of the intelligence provided by the 5th Columnists?

He was in the Army General Staff from 1933 until 1937 and would have been well known and respected otherwise he would not have been made Chief of Staff for the 23rd Army.

The amount of simultaneous invasions undertaken would IMO, have been set out by the Army General Staff but tweaked by the Chief of Staff and his subordinates.