The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Seiichi Yamada

Yamada, Seiichi

Lieutenant-General

* 2nd of October 1893

† 15th of August 1945

(山田清一)

(やまだ せいいち)

Promotions

1937-08-02 Colonel
1939-08-01 Major-General
1943-06-10 Lieutenant-General

Service

1932-06-30 1936-08-01 Senior Staff Officer, Mobilization Branch, Economic Mobilization Bureau, Ministry of War
1936-08-01 1937-08-02 Commanding Officer Field Artillery School Training Regiment
1937-08-02 1939-01-06 Chief of Economic Mobilization Branch, Economic Mobilization Bureau, Ministry of War
1939-01-06 1939-09-12 Attached to Main Army Arsenal
1939-01-16 1939-09-12 Attached to the Ministry of War
1939-09-12 1942-04-24 Head of Economic Mobilization Bureau, Ministry of War
1942-04-24 1944-03-01 Commanding Officer Southern Fuel Depot
1944-03-01 1944-10-02 Head of Southern Fuel Headquarters
1944-10-02 1945-08-15 General Officer Commanding 5th Division [Kai & Aroe Islands]
1945-08-15 Committed suicide