The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Yōji Fujii

Fujii, Yōji

Lieutenant-General

* 5th of October 1887

† 6th of August 1945

(藤井洋治)

(ふじい ようじ)

Promotions

1930-08-01 Colonel
1935-08-01 Major-General
1938-07-15 Lieutenant-General

Service

1930-08-01 1932-02-20 Attached to 1st Division
1932-02-20 1933-08-01 Commanding Officer 37th Infantry Regiment
1933-08-01 1934-09-17 Attached to 16th Division
1934-09-17 1935-08-01 Attached to 16th Depot Division
1935-08-01 1937-03-01 Commanding Officer 19th Brigade
1937-03-01 1938-07-15 Attached to the Imperial Guards Division
1938-07-15 1939-10-02 General Officer Commanding 1st Depot Division
1939-10-02 1941-06-20 General Officer Commanding 38th Division
1941-06-20 1942-08-17 Commander in Chief Central Army District
1942-08-17 1942-08-31 In reserve
1942-08-31 Retired
1945-04-01 Recalled
1945-04-01 1945-06-15 General Officer Commanding Hiroshima Divisional District
1945-06-15 1945-08-06 General Officer Commanding 59th Army
1945-06-15 1945-08-06 Commander in Chief Chugoku Army District
1945-08-06 Killed by Atomic bomb at Hiroshima