The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Honjō, Shigeru
General
* 10th of May 1876
† 20th of November 1945
(本庄 繁)
(ほんじょう しげる)
Promotions
| 1915-06-24 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1918-06-10 | Colonel |
| 1922-08-15 | Major-General |
| 1927-03-05 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1933-06-19 | General |
Service
| 1913-01-15 | – | 1917-08-06 | Chief of China Branch, China Section, General Staff |
| 1913-06-17 | – | 1918-03-05 | Instructor at the War College |
| 1917-08-06 | – | 1918-06-10 | Deputy Chief of China Section, General Staff |
| 1918-06-10 | – | 1919-04-01 | Chief of China Section, General Staff |
| 1919-04-01 | – | 1921-05-30 | Commanding Officer 11th Infantry Regiment |
| 1921-05-30 | – | 1924-08-20 | Military Advisor to Chang Tso-lin [China] |
| 1924-08-20 | – | 1925-05-01 | Commanding Officer 4th Infantry Brigade |
| 1925-05-01 | – | 1928-02-29 | Military Attaché to China |
| 1928-02-29 | – | 1931-08-01 | General Officer Commanding 10th Division |
| 1931-08-01 | – | 1932-08-08 | Commander in Chief Kwantung Army |
| 1932-08-08 | – | 1933-04-06 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1933-04-06 | – | 1936-03-23 | Chief Aide-de-Camp to the Emperor |
| 1936-02-23 | – | 1936-04-22 | In reserve |
| 1936-04-22 | Retired | ||
| 1945-05-XX | – | 1945-11-XX | Privy Councillor |
| 1945-11-XX | – | 1945-11-20 | Arrested as a suspected war criminal |
| 1945-11-20 | Committed suicide |
Picture source: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~un3k-mn/ziketu-honjou02.jpg