The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Shirakawa, Yoshinori
General
* 12th of December 1868
† 26th of May 1932
(白川義則)
Promotions
| 1925-03-28 | General |
Service
| 1905-10-27 | – | 1909-12-26 | Staff Officer, Personnel Bureau, Ministry of War |
| 1909-12-26 | – | 1911-06-15 | Commanding Officer 34th Infantry Regiment |
| 1911-06-15 | – | 1913-09-30 | Chief of Staff 11th Division |
| 1913-09-30 | – | 1915-08-10 | Commanding Officer Central China Contingent |
| 1915-08-10 | – | 1916-08-18 | Commanding Officer 9th Brigade |
| 1916-08-18 | – | 1919-01-15 | Head of Personnel Bureau, Ministry of War |
| 1919-01-15 | – | 1921-03-11 | Commandant of the Military Academy |
| 1921-03-11 | – | 1922-08-15 | General Officer Commanding 11th Division |
| 1922-08-15 | – | 1922-10-20 | General Officer Commanding 1st Division |
| 1922-10-20 | – | 1923-10-10 | Vice Minister of War |
| 1923-03-10 | – | 1923-08-06 | Head of Army Aviation Headquarters |
| 1923-10-10 | – | 1926-07-28 | Commander in Chief Kwantung Army |
| 1926-07-28 | – | 1927-04-20 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1927-04-20 | – | 1929-07-02 | Minister of War |
| 1929-07-02 | – | 1932-02-25 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1932-02-25 | – | 1932-04-29 | Commander in Chief Shanghai Expeditionary Army [China] |
| 1932-04-29 | Seriously wounded by a bomb | ||
| 1932-05-26 | Died of his wounds |
Picture source: http://www.mod.go.jp