The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Tatsumi Amamiya

Amamiya, Tatsumi

Lieutenant-General

* 15th of December 1892

† 30th of June 1945

(雨宮 巽)

(あまみや たつみ)

Promotions

1937-11-01 Colonel
1940-08-01 Major-General
1943-10-29 Lieutenant-General

Service

1937-01-21 1937-11-01 Staff Officer, Press Office, Ministry of War
1937-11-01 1938-07-15 Chief of Planning Branch, Army Press Section, Imperial Headquarters
1938-07-15 1939-08-01 Chief of 2nd Section, Northern China Area Army
1939-08-01 1941-03-11 Official, Economic Mobilisation Bureau, Ministry of War
1939-08-01 1941-03-11 Senior Coordinator of Materials, Ministry of Commerce & Industry
1941-03-11 1943-06-10 Chief of Tianjin Special Agency [China]
1943-06-10 1944-02-07 Commanding Officer 9th Independent Mixed Brigade
1944-02-07 1945-06-30 General Officer Commanding 24th Division [Manchuria - Okinawa]
1945-06-30 Killed in Action [Okinawa]
Picture source: Courtesy of Anonymous