The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Takashi Kanaoka

Kanaoka, Takashi

Lieutenant-General

* 3rd of March 1890

† 2nd of July 1971

(金岡 嶠)

(かなおか たかし)

Promotions

1937-08-02 Colonel
1940-03-09 Major-General
1943-10-29 Lieutenant-General

Service

1937-03-01 1937-09-01 Commanding Officer 8th Heavy Field Artillery Regiment
1937-09-01 1938-07-15 Commanding Officer 8th Independent Heavy Field Artillery Regiment
1938-07-15 1939-07-17 Chief of Research Section, Army Heavy Artillery School
1939-07-17 1939-11-06 Attached to Artillery Headquarters, Kwantung Army
1939-11-06 1940-08-31 Executive Officer, Army Heavy Artillery School
1940-08-31 1941-07-13 Commanding Officer Imperial Guard Artillery
1941-07-13 1941-11-19 Commanding Officer Osaka Air Defence Group
1941-11-19 1942-03-06 Commanding Officer Central Air Defence Brigade
1943-03-01 1944-06-01 Commanding Officer Eastern Air Defence Brigade
1944-06-01 1944-12-26 Commanding Officer Eastern Anti-Aircraft Artillery Command
1944-12-26 1945-09-02 General Officer Commanding 1st Anti-Aircraft Division