The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Rikichi Andō

Andō, Rikichi

General

* 3rd of April 1884

† 19th of April 1946

(安藤利吉)

(あんどう りきち)

Promotions

1924-08-XX Lieutenant-Colonel
1928-03-08 Colonel
1932-08-08 Major-General
1936-04-28 Lieutenant-General
1944-01-07 General

Service

1924-07-XX 1925-08-07 Instructor at the War College
1925-08-07 1927-04-09 Military Attaché to India
1927-04-09 1928-03-08 Attached to the General Staff
1928-03-08 1930-03-06 Commanding Officer 13th Infantry Regiment
1930-03-06 1931-03-11 Chief of Staff, 5th Division
1931-03-11 1932-06-27 Chief of Military Administration Branch, Military Service Bureau, Ministry of War
1932-06-27 1934-05-07 Military Attaché to Great Britain
1934-05-07 1934-12-10 Attached to the General Staff
1934-12-10 1935-08-01 Commanding Officer 1st Infantry Brigade
1935-08-01 1936-04-21 Commandant of the Toyama Army School
1936-04-21 1937-08-02 Commanding Officer 5th Independent Garrison Unit
1937-08-02 1938-05-25 Director-General, Inspectorate-General of Military Training
1938-02-14 1938-04-30 Acting Inspector-General of Military Training
1938-05-25 1938-11-08 General Officer Commanding 5th Division
1938-11-09 1940-02-10 General Officer Commanding 21st Army
1940-02-10 1940-10-05 Commander in Chief Southern China Area Army
1940-10-05 1940-12-XX Attached to the General Staff
1940-12-XX 1941-01-20 In reserve
1941-01-20 Retired
1941-11-06 Recalled
1941-11-06 1944-09-22 Commander in Chief Taiwan Army
1944-04-13 1945-09-02 Commander in Chief 10th Area Army [Taiwan]
1944-12-30 1945-09-02 Governor-General of Taiwan
1946-04-19 Committed suicide in prison [China]
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