The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Shinichi Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi, Shinichi

Lieutenant-General

* 19th of April 1891

† 25th of July 1946

(山口信一)

(やまぐち しんいち)

Promotions

1937-08-02 Colonel
1941-03-01 Major-General
1945-04-30 Lieutenant-General

Service

1937-08-02 1938-04-04 Attached to the Military Preparatory School
1938-04-04 1939-01-27 Staff Officer, Special Duty Section, Northern China Area Army
1939-01-27 1939-03-01 Commanding Officer 57th Depot Infantry Regiment
1939-03-09 1940-08-01 Commanding Officer 212th Infantry Regiment
1940-08-01 1941-04-07 Attached to Army Ordnance Headquarters
1941-04-07 1941-09-19 Commanding Officer Infantry Group, 51st Division
1941-11-08 1942-12-20 Commanding Officer 39th Infantry Brigade
1942-12-20 1943-06-10 Chief of Administration Section, 6th Depot Division
1943-06-10 1943-10-01 Chief of Administration Section, 46th Division
1943-10-01 1944-01-07 Chief of Administration Section, 2nd Imperial Guards Depot Division
1944-01-07 1945-02-01 Chief of Administration Section, Eastern Army
1945-02-01 1945-05-05 Chief of Administration Section, Eastern Army District
1945-05-05 1945-06-01 Attached to the Army Infantry School
1945-06-01 1945-09-XX General Officer Commanding 354th Division