The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Shinichi Yanagawa

Yanagawa, Shinichi

Lieutenant-General

* 17th of July 1889

† 15th of May 1965

(柳川真一)

(やながわ しんいち)

Promotions

1937-11-01 Colonel
1940-12-02 Major-General
1944-10-26 Lieutenant-General

Service

1938-03-01 1939-03-09 Commanding Officer 3rd Border Defence Unit
1939-03-09 1940-09-24 Commanding Officer 110th Infantry Regiment
1940-09-24 1941-12-05 Commanding Officer Hongo Regimental District
1941-12-05 1943-08-02 Commanding Officer Infantry Group, 20th Division
1943-08-02 1944-01-07 Attached to Chosen Army [Korea]
1944-01-07 1944-11-27 Commanding Officer 2nd Independent Infantry Brigade
1944-11-27 1945-09-02 General Officer Commanding 120th Division, Manchuria