The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Masutarō Nakai

Nakai, Masutarō

Lieutenant-General

* 13th of October 1895

† 11th of October 1969

(中井増太郎)

(なかい ますたろう)

Promotions

1939-03-09 Colonel
1943-08-02 Major-General
1945-04-07 Lieutenant-General

Service

1939-09-12 1939-11-18 Attached to China Expeditionary Army
1939-11-18 1940-02-10 Senior Staff Officer, 21st Army
1940-02-10 1940-06-24 Senior Staff Officer, 22nd Army
1940-06-24 1940-09-06 Attached to the Imperial Headquarters
1940-09-06 1940-12-02 Attached to Staff of the IndoChina Expeditionary Army
1940-12-02 1941-03-01 Instructor at the Army Infantry School
1941-03-01 1943-08-02 Chief of Staff, 20th Division [New Guinea]
1943-08-02 1944-05-10 Commanding Officer Infantry Group, 20th Division [New Guinea]
1944-05-10 1945-09-02 General Officer Commanding 20th Division [New Guinea]