The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Toshio Nishimura

Nishimura, Toshio

Major-General

* 20th of December 1898

† 10th of March 1956

(西村敏雄)

(にしむら としお)

Promotions

1939-08-01 Colonel
1944-08-01 Major-General

Service

1938-12-10 1940-09-07 Military Attaché to Sweden & Finland
1940-09-07 1941-02-04 Military Attaché to Sweden
1941-02-04 1942-07-01 Chief of Intelligence Branch, Kwantung Army
1942-07-01 1943-10-24 Attached to 1st Area Army
1943-10-24 1944-02-07 Attached to Hamamatsu Aviation Training Headquarters
1944-02-07 1944-09-22 Commanding Officer 5th Air Group
1944-09-22 1944-10-20 Deputy Chief of Staff, 14th Area Army [Philippines]
1944-12-30 1945-04-10 Attached to Imperial Headquarters
1945-04-10 1945-04-30 Chief of 4th Section (Propaganda Strategy), 2nd Section, General Staff
1945-04-30 1945-08-XX Head of Central Special Intelligence Bureau, Imperial Headquarters
1945-08-XX Retired