The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Shihei Ōba

Ōba, Shihei

Lieutenant-General

* 14th of January 1890

† 25th of July 1963

(大場四平)

(おおば しへい)

Promotions

1936-08-01 Colonel
1939-08-01 Major-General
1942-08-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1936-08-01 1937-08-02 Commanding Officer 7th Depot Regiment
1937-08-02 1938-07-15 Commanding Officer 42nd Infantry Regiment
1938-07-15 1939-08-01 Commanding Officer Infantry Unit, Toyohashi Army Reserve Officer School
1939-08-01 1940-08-01 Attached to 10th Depot Division
1940-08-01 1942-08-01 Commanding Officer Infantry Group, 10th Division
1942-08-01 1944-03-01 General Officer Commanding 16th Division
1944-03-01 1944-06-21 Attached to the General Staff
1944-06-21 1945-03-23 Commandant of Tokyo Bay Fortress
1945-06-19 1945-09-02 General Officer Commanding Tokyo Bay Group Headquarters