The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Hamada, Hitoshi
Lieutenant-General
* 18th of January 1895
† 17th of September 1945
(浜田 平)
(はまだ ひとし)
Promotions
| 1938-07-15 | Colonel |
| 1941-10-15 | Major-General |
| 1945-03-01 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1937-11-20 | – | 1938-07-15 | Chief of Propaganda Section, Imperial Headquarters |
| 1938-07-15 | – | 1939-03-09 | Attached to Central China Expeditionary Army |
| 1939-03-09 | – | 1940-08-01 | Chief of 2nd Section, North China Area Army |
| 1940-08-01 | – | 1940-10-06 | Attached to 9th Division |
| 1940-10-06 | – | 1941-10-15 | Commanding Officer 16th Mountain Artillery Regiment |
| 1941-10-15 | – | 1941-11-06 | Attached to the General Staff |
| 1941-11-06 | – | 1943-03-11 | Chief of Mukden (Houten) Special Agency [Manchuria] |
| 1943-03-11 | – | 1944-11-20 | Head of Prisoner of War Information Bureau |
| 1944-11-20 | – | 1944-12-20 | Chief of Staff, Thailand Defence Army |
| 1944-12-20 | – | 1945-07-09 | Chief of Staff, 39th Army [Thailand] |
| 1945-07-14 | – | 1945-09-02 | Deputy Chief of Staff, 18th Area Army [Thailand] |
| 1945-09-17 | Arrested as war criminal but committed suicide [Thailand] |
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