The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Masayoshi Itō

Itō, Masayoshi

Lieutenant-General

* 7th of September 1881

† 13th of December 1959

(伊東政喜)

(いとう まさよし)

Promotions

1924-12-15 Colonel
1930-08-01 Major-General
1934-08-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1924-12-15 1926-10-01 Chief of Artillery Branch, Military Service Bureau, Ministry of War
1926-10-01 1927-04-01 Chief of Military Administration Branch, Military Service Bureau, Ministry of War
1927-04-01 1928-08-10 Commanding Officer Imperial Guards Field Artillery Regiment
1928-08-10 1930-08-01 Attached to the Inspectorate of Artillery
1930-08-01 1931-08-01 Commanding Officer 1st Heavy Field Artillery Brigade
1931-08-01 1933-08-01 Chief of Instruction Section, Army Field Artillery School
1933-08-01 1934-08-01 Commandant of the Army Field Artillery School
1934-08-01 1936-03-23 Inspector of Artillery
1936-03-23 1937-08-02 General Officer Commanding 3rd Division
1937-08-03 1937-08-31 In reserve
1937-08-31 Retired
1937-09-03 Recalled
1937-09-03 1938-11-09 General Officer Commanding 101st Division
1938-11-09 Wounded in action
1938-11-09 1939-04-01 Attached to the General Staff
1939-04-01 Retired