The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Torata Sano

Sano, Torata

Lieutenant-General

* 8th of August 1889

† 6th of February 1961

(佐野虎太)

(さの とらた)

Promotions

1937-11-01 Colonel
1942-12-02 Major-General
1944-03-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1937-07-20 1938-05-14 Commanding Officer 80th Reserve Infantry Regiment
1938-05-14 1940-08-01 Commanding Officer 23rd Infantry Regiment
1940-08-01 1942-03-28 Commandant of Kumamoto Army Training School
1942-04-01 1944-03-10 Commanding Officer 1st Border Defence Unit
1944-03-10 1945-09-02 General Officer Commanding 42nd Division [Kurile Islands]