The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Yamada
Otozo, General
(1881 – 1965)
(山田乙三)
1922
- 1926
Commanding Officer 26th Cavalry Regiment
1926
- 1927
Attached to Chosen Army Staff, Korea
1927
- 1928
Chief of 8th Section (Communications), 3rd Bureau, General Staff
1928
- 1930
Chief of 7th Section (Communications), 3rd Bureau, General Staff
1930
- 1931
Director of Training Department, Cavalry School
1931
- 1932
Commanding Officer 4th Cavalry Brigade
1932
- 1933
Commandant of the Army Signal School
1933
- 1934
Head of 3rd Bureau, General Staff
1934
- 1935
Head of General Affairs Bureau, General Staff
1935
Temporary Head of 3rd Bureau, General Staff
1935
- 1937
Commandant of the Military Academy
1937
- 1938
General Officer Commanding 12th Division, Manchuria
1938
General Officer Commanding 3rd Army, Manchuria
1938
- 1939
Commander in Chief Central China Expeditionary Army, China
1940
- 1944
Inspector-General of Military Training
1940
- 1944
Member of the Supreme War Council
1941
Commander in Chief General Defence Command
1944
- 1945
Commander in Chief Kwantung Army, Manchuria
1945
- 1956
Prisoner of War, Soviet Union
1949
Condemned to 25 years imprisonment as war criminal
1956
Released