The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Kōichi Abe

Abe, Kōichi

Lieutenant-General

* 16th of November 1892

† 27th of October 1977

(安部孝一)

(あべ こういち)

Promotions

1937-11-01 Colonel
1940-12-02 Major-General
1944-05-19 Lieutenant-General

Service

1937-11-01 1938-03-01 Chief of Military History Branch, 4th Section, General Staff
1937-11-01 1938-03-01 Chief of Strategy & Tactics Branch, 4th Section, General Staff
1938-03-01 1939-03-09 Chief of Staff, 9th Division
1939-03-09 1940-12-26 Commanding Officer 87th Infantry Regiment
1940-12-26 1943-06-10 Commanding Officer Infantry Group, 48th Division [Philippines - Java]
1943-06-10 1944-05-19 Commandant of Maebashi Army Reserve Officer School
1944-05-19 1945-08-29 General Officer Commanding 107th Division [Manchuria]
1945-08-29 1956-12-XX Prisoner of War [Soviet Union]
1956-12-XX Released