The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Shinnosuke Sasa

Sasa, Shinnosuke

Lieutenant-General

* 13th of October 1893

† 21st of June 1959

(佐々真之助)

(ささ しんのすけ)

Promotions

1938-03-01 Colonel
1941-03-01 Major-General
1944-06-27 Lieutenant-General

Service

1937-08-02 1938-07-17 Staff Officer, Personnel Bureau, Ministry of War
1938-07-15 1940-03-09 Chief of Awards Branch, Personnel Bureau, Ministry of War
1940-03-09 1941-03-01 Commanding Officer 85th Infantry Regiment
1941-03-01 1942-12-22 Chief of Staff, Western Army
1942-12-22 1944-01-07 Chief of Staff, 19th Army
1944-01-07 1944-11-22 Chief of Staff, 13th Army
1944-11-22 1945-09-02 General Officer Commanding 39th Division [China]