The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Ryōji Shikata

Shikata, Ryōji

Major-General

* 28th of April 1896

† 13th of December 1977

(四方諒二)

(しかた りょうじ)

Promotions

1941-03-01 Colonel
1945-06-10 Major-General

Service

1938-08-XX 1940-04-XX Head of the Military Police (Kempeitai), Kurume
1940-04-XX 1940-08-01 Attached to the Command Staff, Military Police (Kempeitai) Headquarters
1940-08-01 1941-11-01 Chief of 2nd Section, Military Police (Kempeitai) Headquarters
1941-11-01 1942-08-01 Head of the Military Police (Kempeitai), Central China Expeditionary Army
1942-08-01 1944-11-22 Head of the Military Police (Kempeitai), Tokyo
1944-07-12 1944-11-22 Head of the Military Police (Kempeitai), Headquarters
1944-11-22 1945-04-07 Head of the Military Police (Kempeitai), Shanghai [China]
1945-04-07 1945-09-XX Head of the Military Police (Kempeitai) Central China Expeditionary Army
Arrested and tried as a war criminal
1948-02-XX Acquitted and released
1948-08-XX Retired