As these were committed to the Minister of Army and the Chief of the General Staff in the Army and to the Minister of Navy and the President of the Naval General Staff in the Navy, the Minister of Army had the responsibility to the military political power, and the Chief of the General staff and the President of the Naval General Staff assumed the military command power.
これらは陸軍では陸軍大臣と参謀総長に、海軍では海軍大臣と軍令部総長に委託され、大臣は軍政権を、参謀総長・軍令部総長は軍令権をになった。