The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Saburō Satō

Satō, Saburō

Lieutenant-General

* 28th of May 1881

† 5th of October 1964

(佐藤三郎)

(さとう さぶろう)

Promotions

1923-08-06 Colonel
1929-08-01 Major-General
1933-08-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1923-08-06 1926-03-02 Chief of 6th (Chinese Intelligence) Section, 2nd Section, General Staff
1926-03-02 1928-08-10 Commanding Officer 46th Infantry Regiment
1928-08-10 1929-08-01 Resident Officer, Jinan
1929-08-01 1931-08-01 Military Attaché to China
1931-08-01 1933-08-01 Commanding Officer 2nd Imperial Guards Brigade
1933-08-01 1933-12-01 Attached to the General Staff
1933-12-01 1935-08-01 Commanding Officer 2nd Independent Garrison Unit
1935-08-01 1935-09-25 Attached to the General Staff
1935-09-25 1935-09-30 In reserve
1935-09-30 Retired