The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Masaemon Sakamoto

Sakamoto, Masaemon

Lieutenant-General

* 20th of January 1879

† 27th of February 1942

(坂本政右衛門)

(さかもと まさえもん)

Promotions

1921-04-01 Colonel
1925-05-01 Major-General
1930-08-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1921-07-20 1922-08-15 Commanding Officer 55th Infantry Regiment
1922-08-15 1923-08-06 Chief of Staff, 8th Division
1923-08-06 1925-05-01 Chief of 1st Branch, Inspectorate-General of Military Training
1925-05-01 1926-03-02 Attached to 3rd Division
1926-03-02 1927-07-26 Commanding Officer 5th Infantry Brigade
1926-07-26 1928-08-10 Attached to the Army Infantry School
1928-08-10 1929-08-01 Chief of Instruction Section, Army Infantry School
1929-08-01 1931-08-01 Commandant of the Military Academy
1931-08-01 1934-03-05 General Officer Commanding 6th Division [China]
1934-03-05 1934-03-16 In reserve
1934-03-16 Retired
Picture source: Courtesy of Anonymous