The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Giichi Itahana

Itahana, Giichi

Lieutenant-General

* 29th of January 1889

† 18th of October 1961

(板花義一)

(いたはな ぎいち)

Promotions

1935-03-15 Colonel
1938-07-15 Major-General
1941-03-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1932-02-XX 1932-06-XX Attached to Shanghai Expeditionary Army
1932-06-XX 1933-08-XX Attached to the General staff
1933-08-XX 1934-06-04 Instructor at the Automobile School
1934-06-04 1936-08-01 Commanding Officer Automobiles, Kwantung Army
1936-08-01 1937-08-04 Attached to the Inspectorate of Infantry
1937-08-04 1937-09-01 Chief of Staff, 1st Army
1937-09-01 1938-07-15 Chief of 1st Section, 1st Army
1938-07-15 1938-11-28 Attached to Shimoshidzu Army Aviation School
1938-11-28 1939-07-01 Executive Officer, Kumagai Army Aviation School
1939-07-01 1940-09-24 Commanding Officer 7th Air Brigade
1940-09-24 1942-11-26 Commandant of Akeno Army Aviation School
1942-11-26 1944-04-01 General Officer Commanding 6th Air Division
1944-04-01 1944-05-10 Attached to Army Aviation Headquarters
1944-05-10 1944-08-08 Commandant of the Army Aviation Signal School
1944-08-08 1945-06-01 General Officer Commanding 2nd Air Army
1945-06-30 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Anonymous