The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Etsujirō Kōno

Kōno, Etsujirō

Lieutenant-General

* 15th of June 1891

† 8th of September 1944

(河野悦次郎)

(こうの えつじろう)

Promotions

1937-08-02 Colonel
1940-03-09 Major-General
1943-06-10 Lieutenant-General

Service

1934-08-01 1935-08-01 Staff Officer, Kwantung Army
1935-08-01 1936-08-01 Attached to the Military Academy
1936-08-01 1937-08-02 Chief of Taiyuan Special Agency [China]
1937-08-02 1938-03-01 Attached to 3rd Division
1938-03-01 1938-12-30 Chief of Taiyuan Special Agency [China]
1938-12-30 1939-03-08 Chief of Qingdao Special Agency [China]
1939-03-08 1939-12-16 Chief of Jinan Special Agency [China]
1939-12-16 1941-10-15 Chief of Shandong Special Agency [China]
1941-10-15 1942-12-10 Chief of Staff, 12th Army
1942-12-10 1943-03-11 Chief Military Advisor to Manchukuo
1943-07-26 1943-09-25 Attached to Eastern Army Headquarters
1943-09-25 1944-04-27 General Officer Commanding 53rd Division
1944-04-27 1944-09-08 Attached to the General Staff
Picture source: Courtesy of Anonymous