The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Tadashi Hanaya

Hanaya, Tadashi

Lieutenant-General

* 5th of January 1894

† 28th of August 1957

(花谷 正)

(はなや ただし)

Promotions

1937-12-02 Colonel
1940-03-09 Major-General
1943-06-10 Lieutenant-General

Service

1935-08-01 1936-12-01 Staff Officer, Kwantung Army
1936-12-01 1937-03-XX Attached to the General Staff
1937-03-XX 1937-04-07 Attached to 2nd Division
1937-04-07 1937-11-01 Chief of Staff, 2nd Depot Division
1937-11-01 1939-01-31 Commanding Officer 43rd Infantry Regiment
1939-01-31 1940-08-01 Military Advisor to Manchukuo
1940-08-01 1941-07-31 Commanding Officer 29th Infantry Brigade
1941-07-31 1941-12-01 Commanding Officer Infantry Group, 29th Division
1941-12-01 1943-08-23 Chief of Staff, 1st Army [China]
1943-10-23 1945-07-09 General Officer Commanding 55th Division [Burma]
1945-07-09 1945-07-14 Chief of Staff, 39th Army
1945-07-14 1945-09-XX Chief of Staff, 18th Area Army [Thailand]
1946-07-XX Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of the Kohima Museum