The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Nishio, Toshizō
General
* 3rd of October 1881
† 26th of October 1960
(西尾寿造)
(にしお としぞう)
Promotions
| 1920-08-10 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1923-08-06 | Colonel |
| 1929-08-01 | Major-General |
| 1933-08-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1939-08-01 | General |
Service
| 1919-08-15 | – | 1921-04-01 | Adjutant, Ministry of War |
| 1921-04-01 | – | 1923-04-01 | Attached to 10th Infantry Regiment |
| 1923-04-01 | – | 1925-03-18 | Instructor at the War College |
| 1925-03-18 | – | 1926-03-02 | Commanding Officer 40th Infantry Regiment |
| 1926-03-02 | – | 1929-08-01 | Chief of 1st Branch, Inspectorate-General of Military Training |
| 1929-08-01 | – | 1930-08-01 | Commanding Officer 39th Infantry Brigade |
| 1930-08-01 | – | 1932-04-11 | Chairman of Military Research Committee, Ministry of War |
| 1932-04-11 | – | 1934-03-05 | Head of 4th Section, General Staff |
| 1934-03-05 | – | 1936-03-23 | Chief of Staff, Kwantung Army |
| 1934-03-05 | – | 1936-03-23 | Chief of Special Duty Section, Kwantung Army |
| 1936-03-23 | – | 1937-03-01 | Vice Chief of the General Staff |
| 1936-12-01 | – | 1937-03-01 | Acting Head of General Affairs Section, General Staff |
| 1937-03-01 | – | 1937-08-26 | General Officer Commanding Imperial Guards Division |
| 1937-08-26 | – | 1938-04-30 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Army [China] |
| 1938-04-30 | – | 1939-09-12 | Inspector-General of Military Training |
| 1939-09-12 | – | 1939-10-26 | General Officer Commanding 13th Army |
| 1939-09-22 | – | 1941-03-01 | Commander in Chief China Expeditionary Army |
| 1941-03-01 | – | 1943-05-03 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1943-05-03 | Retired | ||
| 1944-07-25 | – | 1945-08-31 | Governor of Tokyo Metropolis |
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