The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Tani, Hisao
Lieutenant-General
* 23rd of December 1882
† 26th of April 1947
(谷 寿夫)
(たに ひさお)
Promotions
| 1925-03-18 | Colonel |
| 1930-08-01 | Major-General |
| 1934-08-01 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1922-11-24 | – | 1924-02-04 | Attached to 6th Infantry Regiment |
| 1924-02-04 | – | 1924-03-XX | Instructor at the War College |
| 1924-03-XX | – | 1927-03-05 | Attached to the General Staff |
| 1927-03-05 | – | 1928-05-10 | Commanding Officer 6th Infantry Regiment |
| 1928-05-10 | – | 1929-08-01 | Chief of Staff, 3rd Depot Division |
| 1929-08-01 | – | 1929-08-29 | Chief of 9th Section (Military History), 4th Section, General Staff |
| 1929-08-29 | – | 1930-03-06 | Chief of 8th Section (Training), 4th Section, General Staff |
| 1930-03-06 | – | 1930-08-01 | Member of the Committee on an unified Air Force, General Staff |
| 1930-08-01 | – | 1932-08-08 | Attached to the General Staff |
| 1932-08-08 | – | 1933-08-01 | Chairman of Military Research Committee, Ministry of War |
| 1933-08-01 | – | 1934-08-01 | Commanding Officer 2nd Imperial Guards Brigade |
| 1934-08-01 | – | 1935-06-20 | Commandant of Tokyo Bay Fortress |
| 1935-06-20 | – | 1935-12-01 | General Officer Commanding 9th Depot Division |
| 1935-12-02 | – | 1937-12-28 | General Officer Commanding 6th Division [China] |
| 1937-12-28 | – | 1939-08-01 | Commander in Chief Central Defence Army |
| 1939-08-01 | – | 1939-09-02 | In reserve |
| 1939-09-02 | Retired | ||
| 1945-08-12 | Recalled | ||
| 1945-08-12 | – | 1945-11-30 | General Officer Commanding 59th Army |
| 1945-08-12 | – | 1945-11-30 | Commander in Chief Chugoku Army District |
| 1947-04-22 | Condemned to death and executed as war criminal |
Picture source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Tani_Hisao.jpg/220px-Tani_Hisao.jpg