Question: Who was the Imperial Japanese Army officer of the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945
Sentence (from "Imperial Japanese Army"): The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; 大日本帝國陸軍 "Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun"; "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945.
Relevant evidence: Yes