The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Watarō Yoshinaka

Yoshinaka, Watarō

Lieutenant-General

* 27th of March 1894

† 4th of November 1983

(芳仲和太郎)

(よしなか わたろう)

Promotions

1938-03-01 Colonel
1941-03-01 Major-General
1944-06-27 Lieutenant-General

Service

1937-08-02 1938-07-15 Chief of 6th Section (European & American Intelligence), 2nd Section, General Staff
1938-07-15 1940-02-06 Chief of Staff, 14th Division
1940-02-06 1940-03-29 Attached to the General Staff
1940-03-29 1942-12-22 Military Attaché to Hungary
1940-04-26 1941-04-XX Military Attaché to Yugoslavia
1942-12-22 1945-02-01 Chief of Staff, Western Army
1945-02-01 1945-05-03 Chief of Staff, 16th Area Army
1945-02-01 1945-05-03 Chief of Staff, Western Army District
1945-05-03 1945-09-XX General Officer Commanding 86th Division