The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Yoshitada Hirōka

Hirōka, Yoshitada

Lieutenant-General

* 25th of October 1882

† 2nd of August 1965

(弘岡好忠)

(ひろおか よしただ)

Promotions

1926-07-28 Colonel
1931-08-01 Major-General
1935-08-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1926-07-28 1928-08-10 Commanding Officer 5th Artillery Regiment
1928-08-10 1930-08-01 Chief of Control Branch, Economic Mobilization Bureau, Ministry of War
1930-08-01 1931-08-01 Attached to the Inspectorate of Artillery
1931-08-01 1932-08-08 Chief of Instruction Section, Heavy Field Artillery School
1932-08-08 1935-06-20 Chief of General Affairs Section, Army Technical Headquarters
1935-06-20 1936-04-24 Commandant of Tokyo Bay Fortress
1936-04-28 1936-08-01 Attached to Army Technical Headquarters
1936-08-01 1937-11-01 Commandant of the Army Artillery Engineering School
1937-11-01 1937-11-28 In reserve
1937-11-28 Retired