The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Sueo Sakamoto

Sakamoto, Sueo

Lieutenant-General

* 16th of December 1890

† 28th of September 1966

(坂本末雄)

(さかもと すえお)

Promotions

1938-03-01 Colonel
1942-08-01 Major-General
1945-04-30 Lieutenant-General

Service

1938-06-30 1939-08-01 Commanding Officer 53rd Infantry Regiment
1939-08-01 1940-08-01 Attached to Kwantung Army
1940-08-01 1940-09-14 Head of Monji Shipping Branch
1940-09-14 1941-09-05 Attached to Army Transportation Headquarters
1941-09-05 1942-07-19 Commanding Officer 44th Anchoring Area
1942-07-19 1942-12-01 Commanding Officer 2nd Shipping Area
1942-12-01 1944-07-01 Commanding Officer 4th Shipping Command
1944-07-01 1944-07-08 Commanding Officer 40th Independent Mixed Brigade
1944-07-08 1945-09-02 Commanding Officer 39th Independent Mixed Brigade [New Britain]
Picture source: http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/items/ACCNUM_SCREEN/P02497.024.JPG