The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Shinobu Itō

Itō, Shinobu

Lieutenant-General

* 15th of March 1894

† 17th of November 1995

(伊藤 忍)

(いとう しのぶ)

Promotions

1938-03-01 Colonel
1941-08-25 Major-General
1945-04-30 Lieutenant-General

Service

1937-08-02 1938-08-01 Attached to Imperial Guards Division
1938-07-15 1940-08-15 Chief of Staff, 17th Division
1940-08-15 1940-09-07 Attached to 14th Division
1940-09-07 1941-07-28 Commanding Officer 66th Infantry Regiment
1941-07-28 1942-08-31 Commanding Officer 1st Amphibious Landing Group
1942-08-31 1943-02-23 Commanding Officer 1st Shipping Command
1943-02-23 1943-08-25 Attached to Army Shipping Training Unit
1943-08-25 1944-02-14 Attached to Army Shipping Headquarters
1944-02-14 1945-09-XX Commanding Officer 2nd Shipping Command [China]