The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Sakurai, Shōzō
Lieutenant-General
* 27th of June 1889
† 7th of July 1985
(桜井省三)
(さくらい しょうぞう )
Promotions
| 1930-08-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1934-08-01 | Colonel |
| 1938-03-01 | Major-General |
| 1940-12-02 | Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1930-09-11 | – | 1934-08-01 | Instructor at the War College |
| 1934-08-01 | – | 1936-08-01 | Commanding Officer 77th Infantry Regiment |
| 1936-08-01 | – | 1937-05-13 | Official Investigator, Cabinet Research Bureau |
| 1937-05-13 | – | 1937-08-18 | Official Investigator, Cabinet Planning Board |
| 1937-08-18 | – | 1937-09-20 | Commanding Officer 14th Harbour Facility |
| 1937-09-20 | – | 1937-12-01 | Investigator, Cabinet Planning Board |
| 1937-12-01 | – | 1938-03-01 | Attached to 1st Shipping Headquarters |
| 1938-03-01 | – | 1938-07-15 | Inspector of Central China Harbour Facilities |
| 1938-07-15 | – | 1939-05-19 | Commanding Officer Infantry Group, 22nd Division |
| 1939-05-19 | – | 1939-09-04 | Attached to Central China Expeditionary Army |
| 1939-09-04 | – | 1941-01-20 | Chief of Staff, 13th Army [China] |
| 1941-01-20 | – | 1943-03-11 | General Officer Commanding 33rd Division [China - Thailand - Burma] |
| 1943-03-11 | – | 1944-01-07 | Head of Army Armour Headquarters |
| 1944-01-07 | – | 1945-09-XX | General Officer Commanding 28th Army [Burma] |
| 1947-06-XX | Retired |
Picture source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Sakurai_Shozo.jpg