The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Nishimura, Takuma
Lieutenant-General
* 1st of September 1899
† 11th of June 1951
(西村琢磨)
(にしむら たくま)
Promotions
| 1934-08-01 | Colonel |
| 1938-08-01 | Major-General |
| 1940-12-02 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1934-08-01 | – | 1935-10-11 | Chief of 3rd Section (Defence), 1st Section, General Staff |
| 1935-10-11 | – | 1936-08-01 | Chief of Military Administration Branch, Military Service Bureau, Ministry of War |
| 1936-08-01 | – | 1938-03-01 | Commanding Officer 9th Infantry Regiment |
| 1938-03-01 | – | 1939-03-09 | Commanding Officer 1st Heavy Field Artillery Brigade |
| 1939-03-09 | – | 1940-08-01 | Chief of Staff, Eastern Defence Army |
| 1940-08-01 | – | 1940-09-05 | Chief of Staff, Eastern Army District |
| 1940-09-07 | – | 1941-07-05 | General Officer Commanding Indochina Expeditionary Army |
| 1941-06-26 | – | 1941-06-28 | Commanding Officer 21st Independent Mixed Brigade |
| 1941-06-28 | – | 1942-04-20 | General Officer Commanding Imperial Guards Division [Malaya] |
| 1942-04-20 | – | 1942-06-17 | Attached to Army Ordnance Headquarters |
| 1942-06-17 | Retired | ||
| 1944-02-XX | – | 1945-09-XX | Governor of Sumatra |
| 1951-06-11 | Condemned to death and hanged as a war criminal |