The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Yoshitaka Akiyama

Akiyama, Yoshitaka

Lieutenant-General

* 18th of December 1891

† 29th of March 1946

(秋山義隆)

(あきやま よしたか)

Promotions

1931-08-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1936-03-07 Colonel
1939-08-01 Major-General
1943-10-29 Lieutenant-General

Service

1933-08-28 1934-08-01 Chief of Policy Branch, Kwantung Army
1934-08-01 1937-03-07 Attached to Main Army Arsenal
1934-08-01 1935-08-01 Acting Chief of Research Office, Military Research Department, Ministry of War
1936-03-07 1937-08-02 Commanding Officer 8th Infantry Regiment
1937-08-02 1938-05-15 Attached to the Imperial Guards Division
1938-05-15 1938-12-10 Chief of Staff, 106th Division
1938-12-10 1939-08-01 Chief of Nanjing Special Agency [China]
1939-08-01 1942-08-01 Attached to 8th Depot Division
1942-08-01 1943-12-02 Commanding Officer 7th Independent Mixed Brigade
1943-12-02 1944-10-16 Commanding Officer 53rd Depot Division
1944-10-16 1945-09-02 Chief Military Advisor to Manchukuo