The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Kyōhei Okumura

Okumura, Kyōhei

Major-General

* 3rd of November 1886

† 4th of December 1970

(奥村恭平)

(おくむら きょうへい)

Promotions

1936-11-01 Colonel
1939-08-01 Major-General

Service

1934-03-05 1936-06-01 Commanding Officer 8th Transport Battalion
1936-06-01 1936-12-05 Commanding Officer 8th Transport Regiment
1936-12-05 1939-08-01 Commanding Officer 2nd Automobile Regiment
1939-08-01 1940-08-01 Attached to the Inspectorate of Transportation
1940-08-01 1941-12-01 Head of Central China Automobile Field Depot
1941-12-01 1943-06-10 Chief of Ordnance Section, China Expeditionary Army
1943-06-10 1943-06-20 Attached to Eastern Army
1943-06-20 Retired
1943-06-25 Recalled
1943-06-25 Inspector, Army Ordnance Administrative Headquarters