The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Masao Maruyama

Maruyama, Masao

Lieutenant-General

* 13th of September 1889

† 11th of November 1957

(丸山政男)

(まるやま まさお)

Promotions

1935-08-01 Colonel
1938-07-15 Major-General
1941-03-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1934-05-07 1936-08-01 Military Attaché to Great Britain
1936-08-01 1937-08-02 Chief of 6th Section (European & American Intelligence), 2nd Section, General Staff
1937-08-02 1938-07-16 Commanding Officer 4th Imperial Guards Regiment
1938-07-16 1939-03-09 Commanding Officer 6th Infantry Brigade
1939-03-09 1940-05-07 Attached to the Imperial Guards Division
1940-05-07 1941-04-10 Commanding Officer 3rd Independent Garrison Unit
1941-04-10 1943-06-10 General Officer Commanding 2nd Division [China - Manchuria - Java - Solomon Islands - New Britain - Philippines]
1943-06-10 1944-03-02 Attached to the General Staff
1944-03-02 Retired
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