The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Takurō Matsui

Matsui, Takurō

Lieutenant-General

* 3rd of December 1887

† 10th of June 1969

(松井太久郎)

(まつい たくろう)

Promotions

1933-08-01 Colonel
1937-11-01 Major-General
1940-08-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1931-10-05 1932-02-17 Chief of Policy Branch, Kwantung Army
1932-02-17 1932-04-11 Attached to Army Technical Headquarters
1932-04-11 1935-01-21 Commanding Officer Osaka Regimental District
1935-01-21 1936-12-03 Commanding Officer 12th Independent Infantry Regiment
1936-12-03 1937-08-31 Chief of Beijing Special Agency [China]
1937-09-14 1938-06-10 Chief of Zhangjiakou Special Agency [China]
1938-06-10 1939-08-01 Commanding Officer 1st Imperial Guard Brigade
1939-08-01 1940-09-28 Chief Military Advisor to Manchukuo
1940-10-15 1942-05-11 General Officer Commanding 5th Division [Malaya]
1942-05-11 1943-03-18 Chief Military Advisor to the Chinese Nanjing Government
1943-03-18 1945-02-01 Chief of Staff, China Expeditionary Army
1945-02-01 1945-09-XX General Officer Commanding 13th Army [China]
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