The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Shigeji Suzuki

Suzuki, Shigeji

Lieutenant-General

* 20th of November 1892

† 22nd of June 1945

(鈴木繁二)

(すずき しげじ)

Promotions

1938-03-01 Colonel
1941-08-25 Major-General
1945-06-22 Lieutenant-General (Posthumously)

Service

1938-03-01 1939-04-10 Staff Officer, 4th Independent Defence Unit
1939-04-10 1940-10-04 Chief of Staff 7th Depot Division
1940-10-04 1943-08-02 Chief of Hebei Special Agency [China]
1943-08-02 1944-01-10 Commanding Officer Infantry Group, 19th Division
1944-01-10 1944-05-10 Chief of Administration Section, 2nd Imperial Guards Depot Division
1944-05-10 1945-06-23 Commanding Officer 44th Independent Mixed Brigade [Ryukyu]
1945-06-22 Suicide or Killed in Action [Okinawa]
Picture source: http://www.geocities.co.jp/WallStreet/9044/suzuki.jpg