The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Makoto Matsui

Matsui, Makoto

Lieutenant-General

* 12th of December 1883

† 29th of September 1970

(松井 命)

(まつい まこと)

Promotions

1927-03-05 Colonel
1932-04-11 Major-General
1937-03-07 Lieutenant-General

Service

1925-05-01 1928-08-10 Instructor at the Signal School
1928-08-10 1929-06-13 Commanding Officer 1st Signal Regiment
1929-06-13 1932-01-13 Chief of Equipment & Materials Branch, Ordnance Bureau, Ministry of War
1932-01-23 1935-08-01 Chief of 2nd Section, Army Technical Headquarters
1935-08-01 1936-03-07 Director-General of Army Fortification Department
1936-03-07 1937-03-01 Inspector of Engineers
1937-03-01 1938-07-15 General Officer Commanding 4th Division
1938-07-15 1940-03-09 Commander in Chief Western Defence Army
1940-03-10 Retired
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