The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Higuchi, kiichirō
Lieutenant-General
* 20th of August 1888
† 11th of October 1970
(樋口季一郎)
(ひぐち きいちろう)
Promotions
| 1933-03-18 | Colonel |
| 1937-08-02 | Major-General |
| 1939-10-02 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1933-08-01 | – | 1935-08-01 | Commanding Officer 41st Infantry Regiment |
| 1935-08-01 | – | 1937-03-01 | Chief of Staff, 3rd Division |
| 1937-03-01 | – | 1937-08-02 | Member of the Japanese Military Mission to Germany |
| 1937-08-02 | – | 1938-07-15 | Chief of Harbin Special Agency [Manchuria] |
| 1938-07-15 | – | 1939-12-01 | Head of 2nd Section, General Staff |
| 1939-12-01 | – | 1942-08-01 | General Officer Commanding 9th Division |
| 1942-08-01 | – | 1943-02-11 | Commander in Chief Northern Army District |
| 1943-02-11 | – | 1944-03-10 | Commander in Chief Northern Army |
| 1944-03-10 | – | 1945-09-02 | Commander in Chief 5th Area Army |
| 1945-02-01 | – | 1945-12-01 | Commander in Chief Northern Army District |
| 1945-12-01 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley