The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Shinji Hata

Hata, Shinji

Lieutenant-General

* 6th of April 1879

† 24th of February 1950

(秦 真次)

(はた しんじ)

Promotions

1922-02-08 Colonel
1926-03-02 Major-General
1931-08-01 Lieutenant-General

Service

1919-02-10 1922-02-08 Chief of Press Office, Ministry of War
1922-02-08 1923-08-06 Commanding Officer 21st Infantry Regiment
1923-08-06 1923-11-16 Chief of Staff, 3rd Division
1923-11-16 1926-03-02 Temporary Chief of Staff, Tokyo Defence Command
1926-03-02 1927-02-26 Commanding Officer 15th Infantry Brigade
1927-07-26 1927-10-06 Instructor at the War College
1927-10-06 1929-08-01 Chief of Mukden (Houten) Special Agency [Manchuria]
1929-08-01 1930-08-01 Attached to 9th Division
1930-08-01 1931-08-01 Attached to 14th Division
1931-08-01 1931-10-03 Commandant of Tokyo Bay Fortress
1931-10-03 1932-02-28 Assistant Vice Minister of War
1932-02-28 1934-08-01 Provost Marshal
1934-08-01 1935-08-01 General Officer Commanding 2nd Division
1935-08-01 1935-09-25 In reserve
1935-09-25 Retired
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