The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Kanji Nishihara

Nishihara, Kanji

Lieutenant-General

* 30th of November 1890

† 11th of September 1975

(西原貫治)

(にしはら かんぢ)

Promotions

1934-12-10 Colonel
1938-07-15 Major-General
1941-03-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1933-12-20 1935-03-15 Chief of Research Section, Army Infantry School
1935-03-15 1936-08-01 Executive Officer, Narashino Chemical Warfare School
1936-08-01 1937-10-08 Commanding Officer 31st Infantry Regiment
1937-10-08 1938-07-15 Chief of Staff, 8th Division
1938-07-15 1938-12-10 Executive Officer, Narashino Chemical Warfare School
1938-12-10 1941-03-01 Commandant of Narashino Chemical Warfare School
1941-03-01 1942-11-10 General Officer Commanding 23rd Division
1942-11-10 1943-02-07 Inspector of Chemical Warfare
1943-05-19 1943-10-01 Acting Director-Genera, Inspectorate-General of Military Training
1944-02-07 1945-03-23 General Officer Commanding 4th Army [Manchuria]
1945-03-23 1945-04-07 Attached to Western Army District
1945-04-06 1945-09-XX General Officer Commanding 57th Army
1945-10-13 1945-11-30 Commander in Chief 16th Area Army
1945-10-13 1945-11-30 Commander in Chief Western Army District
1945-12-01 1946-06-15 Inspector of Demobilization Western Army District
1946-06-15 1947-03-12 Head of Western Army District Demobilization Bureau