The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Teiichi Yoshimoto

Yoshimoto, Teiichi

General

* 23rd of March 1887

† 14th of September 1945

(吉本貞一)

(よしもと ていいち)

Promotions

1931-08-01 Colonel
1936-03-07 Major-General
1939-03-09 Lieutenant-General
1945-05-07 General

Service

1927-03-XX 1928-03-08 Attached to Military Affairs Branch, Military Service Bureau, Ministry of War
1931-08-01 1933-12-20 Chief of General Affairs Section, General Affairs Section, General Staff
1933-12-20 1936-03-07 Commanding Officer 68th Infantry Regiment
1936-03-07 1937-08-02 Commanding Officer 21st Infantry Brigade
1937-08-02 1937-11-30 Chief of Staff, Tokyo Defence Command
1937-08-02 1938-06-20 Chief of Staff, Eastern Defence Army
1938-06-20 1939-01-31 Chief of Staff, 11th Army, China
1939-01-31 1939-09-23 Chief of Staff, Central China Expeditionary Army
1939-11-06 1941-04-10 General Officer Commanding 2nd Division
1941-04-10 1942-08-01 Chief of Staff, Kwantung Army
1942-08-01 1944-11-22 General Officer Commanding 1st Army
1945-02-01 1945-06-22 Commander in Chief Northeastern Army District
1945-02-01 1945-08-07 Commander in Chief 11th Area Army
1945-09-14 Committed Suicide
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