The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Chō, Isamu
Lieutenant-General
* 19th of January 1895
† 23rd of June 1945
(長 勇)
(ちょう いさむ)
Promotions
| 1938-07-15 | Colonel |
| 1941-10-15 | Major-General |
| 1945-03-01 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1937-08-15 | – | 1937-11-02 | Chief of 2nd Section, Shanghai Expeditionary Force |
| 1937-11-02 | – | 1938-03-01 | Attached to Central China Area Army |
| 1938-03-01 | – | 1939-03-09 | Commanding Officer 74th Infantry Regiment [Manchuria] |
| 1939-03-09 | – | 1940-08-01 | Chief of Staff, 26th Division |
| 1940-08-01 | – | 1940-09-06 | Attached to Taiwan Army |
| 1940-09-07 | – | 1941-07-05 | Chief of Staff, Indochina Expeditionary Army |
| 1941-06-28 | – | 1941-09-26 | Deputy Chief of Staff, 25th Army |
| 1941-09-26 | – | 1941-11-XX | Attached to Military Service Bureau, Ministry of War |
| 1941-XX-XX | Deputy Chief of Staff, Unit 82 (Strike South planning), Manchuria | ||
| 1941-11-XX | – | 1942-07-09 | Chief of French Indochina Agency |
| 1942-XX-XX | Southern Army Liaison Officer to 14th Army [Philippines] | ||
| 1942-07-09 | – | 1942-11-10 | Attached to Military Service Bureau, Ministry of War |
| 1942-11-10 | – | 1944-03-01 | Commanding Officer Infantry Group, 10th Division [Manchuria] |
| 1944-03-01 | – | 1944-06-26 | Attached to Kwantung Army |
| 1944-03-01 | – | 1944-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 1st Mobile Brigade |
| 1944-06-26 | – | 1944-07-08 | Attached to General Staff Headquarters |
| 1944-07-08 | – | 1945-06-23 | Chief of Staff, 32nd Army [Okinawa] |
| 1945-06-23 | Committed suicide [Okinawa] |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley