The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Shōzō Terakura

Terakura, Shōzō

Lieutenant-General

* 14th of October 1889

† 7th of July 1964

(寺倉正三)

(てらくら しょうぞう)

Promotions

1933-08-01 Colonel
1937-08-02 Major-General
1939-10-02 Lieutenant-General

Service

1933-03-18 1933-08-01 Chief of 1st Section (Organization & Mobilization), 1st Section, General Staff
1933-08-01 1934-04-21 Chief of Research Section, Army Infantry School
1934-04-21 1936-03-07 Commanding Officer 1st Independent Infantry Regiment
1936-03-07 1937-08-02 Senior Adjutant, Ministry of War
1937-08-02 1938-03-09 Attached to Shimoshidzu Army Aviation School
1938-03-09 1939-07-01 Commanding Officer 1st Air Brigade
1939-07-01 1941-09-15 Commandant of the Army Aviation School
1941-10-25 1943-06-10 General Officer Commanding 2nd Depot Division
1943-06-10 1944-03-10 General Officer Commanding 42nd Division
1944-03-10 1945-02-01 General Officer Commanding 27th Army
1945-02-01 1945-03-19 Attached to the General Staff
1945-03-19 Retired
1945-03-22 Recalled
1945-03-22 1945-04-01 Attached to Army Ordnance Administrative Headquarters
1945-04-01 1945-07-05 General Officer Commanding Tokyo Divisional District
1945-08-20 1945-09-02 General Officer Commanding Tokyo Defence Army