The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Minami
Jiro, General
(1874 – 1957)
(南 次郎)
1914
- 1917
Commanding Officer 13th Cavalry Regiment
1917
- 1919
Chief of Cavalry Section, Military Affairs Bureau, Ministry of War
1919
- 1921
General Officer Commanding China Occupation Army
1921
- 1922
Commanding Officer 3rd Cavalry Brigade
1922
- 1923
Commandant of the Cavalry School
1923
- 1924
Commandant of the Military Academy
1924
- 1926
Inspector of Cavalry
1926
- 1927
General Officer Commanding 16th Division
1927
- 1929
Vice Chief General Staff
1929
- 1930
Commander in Chief Chosen Army, Korea
1930
- 1931
Member of the Supreme War Council
1931
Minister of War
1931
- 1934
Member of the Supreme War Council
1934
- 1936
Commander in Chief Kwantung Army, Manchuria
1936
In reserve
1936
Retired
1936
- 1942
Governor-General of Korea
1942
- 1945
Privy Councilor
1945
Member of the Diet
1945
- 1949
Arrested and tried as A class war criminal
1949
Condemned to life imprisonment as war criminal
1953
Released on grounds of health
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