The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Nishi, Yoshikazu
General
* 1st of January 1878
† 16th of April 1941
(西 義一)
(にし よしかず)
Promotions
| 1916-05-05 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-07-25 | Colonel |
| 1923-08-06 | Major-General |
| 1928-08-10 | Lieutenant-General |
| 1934-11-28 | General |
Service
| 1916-01-21 | – | 1917-08-06 | Attached to 1st Field Artillery Regiment |
| 1917-08-06 | – | 1918-07-24 | Instructor at the Army Field Artillery School |
| 1918-07-24 | – | 1919-12-27 | Chief of Instruction Section, Army Field Artillery School |
| 1919-12-27 | – | 1927-07-26 | Aid-de-Camp to the Emperor |
| 1927-07-26 | – | 1928-08-10 | Commanding Officer 3rd Heavy Field Artillery Brigade |
| 1928-08-10 | – | 1930-08-01 | Chief of General Affairs Section, Army Technical Headquarters |
| 1930-08-01 | – | 1931-08-01 | Commandant of the Field Artillery School |
| 1931-08-01 | – | 1934-03-05 | General Officer Commanding 8th Division |
| 1934-03-05 | – | 1935-12-02 | General Officer Commanding Tokyo Defence Command |
| 1935-08-01 | – | 1935-12-02 | Commander in Chief Eastern Defence Army |
| 1935-12-02 | – | 1936-03-11 | Member of the Supreme War Council |
| 1936-03-05 | – | 1936-08-01 | Inspector-General of Military Training |
| 1936-08-01 | Retired |
Picture source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Yoshikazu_Nishi_02.jpg