The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Seiichirō Shinohara

Shinohara, Seiichirō

Lieutenant-General

* 11th of May 1884

† 8th of July 1972

(篠原誠一郎)

(しのはら せいいちろう)

Promotions

1931-08-01 Colonel
1936-03-07 Major-General
1939-03-09 Lieutenant-General

Service

1931-08-01 1933-08-01 Attached to 16th Division
1933-08-01 1936-03-23 Commanding Officer 40th Infantry Regiment
1936-03-23 1938-03-25 Commanding Officer 15th Infantry Brigade
1938-03-25 1939-03-09 Commanding Officer 1st Border Defence Unit
1939-03-09 1939-05-19 Attached to Kwantung Army
1939-05-19 1941-10-15 General Officer Commanding 116th Division
1941-10-15 1942-04-02 Attached to the General Staff
1942-04-02 Retired
1944-XX-XX 1945-XX-XX Governor of Penang
Picture source: Courtesy of Winsow Saw