The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Sawada
Shigeru, Lieutenant-General
(1887 – 1980)
(沢田 茂)
1926
- 1928
Instructor at the War College
1928
- 1931
Head of Halpin Special Angency
1931
- 1933
Commanding Officer 24th Field Artillery Regiment
1933
- 1934
Instructor at the War College
1934
- 1935
Chief of Staff Imperial Guards Division
1935
Commanding Officer 1st Field Artillery Brigade
1935
- 1938
Military Attaché to Poland
1938
Attached to the General Staff
1938
- 1939
General Officer Commanding 4th Division
1939
Attached to the General Staff
1939
- 1940
Vice Chief General Staff
1940
Attached to the General Staff
1940
- 1942
General Officer Commanding 13th Army, China
1942
Attached to the General Staff
1942
Retired
1943
Part-time attached to the General Staff as Member of the Military Research Committee
1943
Recalled
1943
- 1945
Member of the Military Research Committee, General Staff
1945
- 1946
Arrested as suspected war criminal
1946
Condemned to 5 years imprisonment as war criminal
1950
Released