The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Masami Kumabe

Kumabe, Masami

Major-General

* 26th of May 1903

† 16th of August 1945

(隈部正美)

(くまべ まさみ)

Promotions

1939-03-09 Colonel
1943-08-01 Major-General

Service

1937-08-XX 1938-12-XX Instructor at the War College
1938-12-XX 1940-08-01 Chief of 4th Section, Army Aviation Headquarters
1939-03-09 1940-08-01 Chief of 4th Branch, Inspectorate-General of Army Aviation
1940-08-01 1941-03-XX Commanding Officer 21st Independent Air Regiment
1941-03-XX 1942-06-01 Chief of Staff, 3rd Air Group [Indochina - Malaya]
1942-06-01 1943-05-19 Commanding Officer 8th Air Regiment
1943-05-19 1943-08-08 Chief of 1st (Training) Section, Army Aviation Headquarters
1943-05-19 Chief of Training Section, Inspectorate-General of Army Aviation
1944-08-08 1944-11-27 Chief of Staff, 3rd Air Army
1944-11-27 1945-02-13 Chief of Staff, 4th Air Army
1945-02-20 1945-08-16 Head of General Affairs Bureau, Army Aviation Headquarters
1945-08-16 Committed suicide