The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Masakazu Amano

Amano, Masakazu

Major-General

* 10th of May 1898

† 8th of October 1979

(天野正一)

(あまの まさかず)

Promotions

1940-08-01 Colonel
1944-08-01 Major-General

Service

1938-07-15 1938-12-01 Senior Strategy Officer, 2nd Army
1938-12-01 1940-06-27 Senior Strategy Officer, 11th Army
1940-06-27 1941-03-01 Instructor at the War College
1941-03-01 1942-04-20 Chief of 6th Section (European & American Intelligence), 2nd Section, General Staff
1942-04-20 1942-12-XX Chief of 15th Section, 2nd Bureau, Imperial Headquarters
1942-12-XX 1944-08-25 Chief of Manoeuvres Section, China Expeditionary Army
1944-08-25 1945-02-12 Deputy Chief of Staff, 6th Area Army
1945-02-XX 1945-09-02 Chief of 2nd (Manoeuvres) Section, 1st Section, General Staff