The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Yamada, Otozō
General
* 6th of November 1881
† 18th of July 1965
(山田乙三)
(やまだ おとぞう)
Promotions
| 1922-08-15 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1925-08-07 | Colonel |
| 1930-08-01 | Major-General |
| 1934-08-01 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1940-08-01 | General |
Service
| 1922-08-15 | – | 1923-02-04 | Staff Officer, Inspectorate of Cavalry |
| 1923-02-04 | – | 1926-03-02 | Commanding Officer 26th Cavalry Regiment |
| 1926-03-02 | – | 1927-07-26 | Staff Officer, Chosen Army [Korea] |
| 1927-07-26 | – | 1928-08-XX | Chief of 8th Section (Communications), 3rd Section, General Staff |
| 1928-08-XX | – | 1930-08-01 | Chief of 7th Section (Communications), 3rd Section, General Staff |
| 1930-08-01 | – | 1931-08-01 | Chief of Training Section, Army Cavalry School |
| 1931-08-01 | – | 1932-08-08 | Commanding Officer 4th Cavalry Brigade |
| 1932-08-08 | – | 1933-08-01 | Commandant of the Army Signal School |
| 1933-08-01 | – | 1934-08-01 | Head of 3rd Section, General Staff |
| 1934-08-01 | – | 1935-12-02 | Head of General Affairs Section, General Staff |
| 1935-08-18 | – | 1935-09-07 | Temporary Head of 3rd Section, General Staff |
| 1935-12-01 | – | 1937-03-01 | Commandant of the Military Academy |
| 1937-03-01 | – | 1938-01-08 | General Officer Commanding 12th Division [Manchuria] |
| 1938-01-13 | – | 1938-12-10 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Army [Manchuria] |
| 1938-12-15 | – | 1939-09-23 | Commander in Chief Central China Expeditionary Army |
| 1940-10-14 | – | 1944-08-18 | Inspector-General of Military Training |
| 1940-10-14 | – | 1944-08-18 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1941-07-07 | – | 1941-12-09 | Commander in Chief General Defence Command |
| 1944-07-18 | – | 1945-08-11 | Commander in Chief Kwantung Army |
| 1945-08-11 | – | 1956-06-26 | Prisoner of War [Soviet Union] |
| 1949-XX-XX | Condemned to 25 years imprisonment as war criminal | ||
| 1956-06-26 | Released |
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