The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Raishirō Sumita

Sumita, Raishirō

Lieutenant-General

* 2nd of October 1890

† 2nd of November 1979

(澄田貝来四郎)

(澄田𧶛四郎)

(澄田昧四郎)

(すみた らいしろう)

Service

1933-06-22 1935-09-25 Military Attaché to France
1935-09-25 1936-03-28 Instructor at the War College
1936-03-28 1936-06-XX Chief of 8th Section (Training), 4th Section, General Staff
1936-06-XX 1937-08-02 Chief of 1st Section (Training), General Affairs Section, General Staff
1937-08-02 1937-09-01 Commanding Officer 3rd Field Artillery Regiment
1937-09-01 1937-11-01 Attached to the Staff of the Inspector of Artillery
1937-11-01 1938-07-15 Commanding Officer 15th Independent Field Artillery Regiment
1938-07-15 1939-10-02 Commanding Officer 6th Heavy Field Artillery Brigade
1939-10-02 1940-09-28 Commandant of Heavy Artillery School
1940-09-28 1941-09-03 Head of Japanese Delegation to Indochina
1941-09-03 1944-11-22 General Officer Commanding 39th Division
1944-11-22 1945-09-02 General Officer Commanding 1st Army [China]
1949-02-XX Retired