The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Seitarō Uemura

Uemura, Seitarō

Lieutenant-General

* 15th of October 1883

† 11th of March 1947

(上村清太郎)

(うえむら せいたろう)

Promotions

1928-03-08 Colonel
1932-08-08 Major-General
1936-04-28 Lieutenant-General

Service

1926-03-02 1928-03-08 Commanding Officer Army Heavy Field Artillery School Training Battalion
1928-03-08 1931-08-01 Chief of Instruction Section, Army Heavy Field Artillery School
1931-08-01 1932-08-08 Commanding Officer Yokosuka Heavy Artillery Regiment
1932-08-08 1933-08-01 Executive Officer, Army Heavy Field Artillery School
1933-08-01 1934-08-01 Commanding Officer 4th Field Artillery Brigade
1934-08-01 1935-08-01 Attached to Inspectorate of Artillery
1935-08-01 1936-12-01 Commandant of the Army Heavy Field Artillery School
1936-12-01 1938-08-01 General Officer Commanding 12th Depot Division
1938-08-01 1940-03-09 General Officer Commanding 12th Division
1940-03-09 1940-08-01 Commander in Chief Western Defence Army
1940-08-01 1941-04-10 Commander in Chief Western Army
1941-04-10 1941-04-30 In reserve
1941-04-30 Retired
1947-03-11 Comitted suicide