The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Iimura, Jō
Lieutenant-General
* 20th of May 1888
† 21st of February 1976
(飯村 穣)
(いいむら じょう)
Promotions
| 1932-08-08 | Colonel |
| 1937-03-01 | Major-General |
| 1939-08-01 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1930-01-10 | – | 1932-05-28 | Military Attaché to Ankara |
| 1932-05-28 | – | 1933-03-18 | Instructor at the War College |
| 1933-03-18 | – | 1933-09-29 | Chief of 6th (European-American) Section, General Staff |
| 1933-03-29 | – | 1935-03-15 | Senior Instructor at the War College |
| 1935-03-15 | – | 1937-03-01 | Commanding Officer 61st Infantry Regiment |
| 1937-03-01 | – | 1937-12-01 | Chief of the Research Section, War College |
| 1937-12-01 | – | 1938-12-10 | Executive Officer, War College |
| 1938-12-10 | – | 1939-10-26 | Commandant of the War College |
| 1939-09-07 | – | 1940-10-22 | Chief of Staff, Kwantung Army |
| 1940-10-22 | – | 1941-01-11 | Attached to General Staff |
| 1941-01-11 | – | 1941-10-15 | Head of the Total Warfare Research Institute |
| 1941-10-15 | – | 1943-10-29 | General Officer Commanding 5th Army [Manchuria] |
| 1943-10-29 | – | 1944-03-22 | Commandant of the War College |
| 1944-03-22 | – | 1944-12-26 | Chief of Staff, Southern Army |
| 1944-12-26 | – | 1945-05-25 | Commander in Chief 2nd Area Army [Celebes] |
| 1945-06-22 | – | 1945-08-20 | General Officer Commanding Tokyo Defence Army |
| 1945-07-05 | – | 1945-08-20 | General Officer Commanding Tokyo Divisional District |
| 1945-08-20 | – | 1945-11-01 | Provost Marshal |
| 1945-11-01 | Retired |
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