The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Kihachirō Sōma

Sōma, Kihachirō

Lieutenant-General

* 25th of September 1893

† 23rd of July 1976

(相馬癸八郎)

(そうま きはちろう)

Promotions

1938-03-01 Colonel
1941-03-01 Major-General
1944-06-27 Lieutenant-General

Service

1937-10-25 1939-03-09 Head of Osaka Fuse Factory
1939-03-09 1940-04-01 Chief of Manufacturing Section, Main Army Armaments Factory
1940-04-01 1941-03-01 Chief of Technical Branch, Army Ordnance Headquarters
1941-03-01 1942-08-01 Chief of Technical Section, Army Ordnance Headquarters
1942-08-01 1942-10-15 Head of 1st Research Institute, Army Technical Headquarters
1942-10-15 1944-03-01 Head of 1st Army Technical Research Institute
1944-03-01 1945-09-02 Commanding Officer Osaka Arsenal