The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Kawabe, Masakazu
General
* 5th of December 1886
† 2nd of March 1965
(河辺正三)
(河邉正三)
(かわべ まさかず)
Promotions
| 1931-08-01 | Colonel |
| 1936-03-07 | Major-General |
| 1939-03-09 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1945-03-09 | General |
Service
| 1927-11-15 | – | 1929-08-01 | Instructor at the War College |
| 1929-08-01 | – | 1932-04-11 | Military Attaché to Berlin |
| 1932-04-11 | – | 1933-08-01 | Commanding Officer 6th Infantry Regiment |
| 1933-08-01 | – | 1934-05-03 | Commanding Officer Training Regiment, Army Infantry School |
| 1934-05-03 | – | 1936-03-07 | Chief of 1st Branch, Inspectorate-General of Military Training |
| 1936-03-07 | – | 1937-08-26 | Commanding Officer Permanent China Brigade [China] |
| 1937-08-26 | – | 1938-02-15 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Northern China Area Army |
| 1938-02-15 | – | 1939-01-31 | Chief of Staff, Central China Expeditionary Army |
| 1939-01-31 | – | 1940-03-09 | Director-Genera, Inspectorate-General of Military Training |
| 1939-09-12 | – | 1940-10-14 | Inspector-General of Military Training |
| 1940-03-09 | – | 1941-03-01 | General Officer Commanding 12th Division |
| 1941-03-01 | – | 1942-08-17 | General Officer Commanding 3rd Army |
| 1942-08-17 | – | 1943-03-18 | Chief of Staff, China Expeditionary Army |
| 1943-03-18 | – | 1944-08-30 | Commander in Chief Burma Area Army |
| 1944-08-30 | – | 1944-12-01 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1944-12-01 | – | 1945-04-07 | Commander in Chief Central Army District |
| 1945-02-01 | – | 1945-04-07 | Commander in Chief 15th Area Army |
| 1945-04-07 | – | 1945-09-12 | Commander in Chief Air General Army |
| 1945-08-16 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Head of Army Aviation Headquarters |
| 1945-10-01 | – | 1945-11-30 | Commander in Chief 1st General Army |
| 1945-11-30 | Retired | ||
| 1945-12-XX | – | 1947-09-XX | Arrested suspected of war crimes but not tried |
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