The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Iichirō Morimoto

Morimoto, Iichirō

Major-General

* 25th of July 1890

† 10th of October 1973

(森本伊市郎)

(もりもと いいちろう)

Promotions

1936-08-01 Colonel
1939-03-09 Major-General

Service

1937-08-02 1939-03-09 Commanding Officer 79th Infantry Regiment
1939-03-09 1941-03-01 Commanding Officer Infantry Group, 37th Division
1941-03-01 1941-07-13 Attached to 20th Division
1941-07-13 1942-08-01 Commanding Officer 5th Independent Garrison Unit
1942-08-01 1943-03-01 Commandant of Prisoner of War Camps [Philippines]
1943-03-01 1943-03-02 In reserve
1943-03-02 Retired
1944-03-01 Recalled
1944-03-01 1945-03-31 Attached to Western Army
1945-03-31 1945-09-02 Commanding Officer Nara Area Command