The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Yoshio Iwamatsu

Iwamatsu, Yoshio

Lieutenant-General

* 3rd of May 1886

† 18th of April 1958

(岩松義雄)

(いわまつ よしお)

Promotions

1929-08-01 Colonel
1934-03-05 Major-General
1937-08-02 Lieutenant-General

Service

1928-08-10 1929-08-01 Attached to 1st Taiwan Regiment
1929-08-01 1931-03-11 Commanding Officer 2nd Taiwan Regiment
1931-03-11 1932-01-09 Chief of Staff, 5th Division
1932-01-09 1932-08-08 Chief of 5th Section (Asian Intelligence), 2nd Section, General Staff
1932-08-08 1934-03-05 Attached to the General Staff
1934-03-05 1936-03-07 Commanding Officer 21st Infantry Brigade
1936-03-07 1937-08-02 General Officer Commanding Taiwan Garrison
1937-08-02 1938-07-15 General Officer Commanding 1st Independent Garrison Unit
1938-07-15 1940-03-09 General Officer Commanding 15th Division
1940-03-09 1940-08-01 Commander in Chief Central Defence Army
1940-08-01 1941-06-20 Commander in Chief Central Army District
1941-06-20 1942-08-01 General Officer Commanding 1st Army [China]
1942-08-01 1942-12-27 Member of the Supreme War Council
1942-12-27 Retired