The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Higashikuni, Naruhikōu
General
* 3rd of December 1887
† 20th of July 1990
(東久邇宮稔彦王)
(ひがしくにのみや なるひこおう)
(Higashikuni Nomiya Naruhikōu)
Promotions
| 1925-08-07 | Colonel |
| 1929-12-10 | Major-General |
| 1933-08-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1939-08-01 | General |
Service
| 1928-01-16 | – | 1928-08-10 | Attached to 1st Division |
| 1928-08-10 | – | 1929-12-10 | Commanding Officer 3rd Imperial Guards Regiment |
| 1929-12-10 | – | 1930-08-02 | Attached to the General Staff |
| 1930-08-02 | – | 1932-12-07 | Commanding Officer 5th Infantry Brigade |
| 1932-12-07 | – | 1933-08-01 | Attached to the General Staff |
| 1933-08-01 | – | 1934-08-01 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Division |
| 1934-08-01 | – | 1935-12-01 | General Officer Commanding 5th Division |
| 1937-08-02 | – | 1938-04-30 | Head of Army Aviation Headquarters |
| 1938-04-30 | – | 1938-12-09 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Army [China] |
| 1941-12-09 | – | 1945-04-15 | Commander in Chief General Defence Command |
| 1945-04-20 | – | 1945-09-20 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1945-08-17 | – | 1945-08-23 | Minister of War |
| 1945-08-17 | – | 1945-08-23 | Prime Minister |
Picture source: http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/JPEG_L/1142-30/s0001l.jpg