The Generals of WWII
Generals from Japan
Imamura, Hitoshi
General
* 28th of June 1886
† 4th of October 1968
(今村 均)
(いまむら ひとし)
Promotions
| 1926-08-XX | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1930-08-01 | Colonel |
| 1935-03-15 | Major-General |
| 1938-03-XX | Lieutenant-General |
| 1943-05-01 | General |
Service
| 1927-11-15 | – | 1930-08-01 | Staff Officer, Military Service Bureau, Ministry of War |
| 1930-08-01 | – | 1961-08-01 | Chief of Recruiting Branch, Military Service Bureau, Ministry of War |
| 1931-08-01 | – | 1932-02-10 | Chief of 2nd Section (Manoeuvres), 1st Section, General Staff |
| 1932-02-10 | – | 1932-04-11 | Attached to the General Staff |
| 1932-04-11 | – | 1933-08-01 | Commanding Officer 57th Infantry Regiment |
| 1933-08-01 | – | 1935-03-15 | Executive Officer, Narashino Chemical Warfare School |
| 1935-03-15 | – | 1936-03-23 | Commanding Officer 40th Infantry Brigade |
| 1936-03-23 | – | 1937-08-02 | Deputy Chief of Staff, Kwantung Army |
| 1937-08-02 | – | 1938-01-27 | Executive Officer, Army Infantry School |
| 1938-01-27 | – | 1938-11-21 | Head of Military Administration Bureau, Ministry of War |
| 1938-11-21 | – | 1940-03-09 | General Officer Commanding 5th Division [China] |
| 1940-03-09 | – | 1941-07-01 | Director-General, Inspectorate-General of Military Training |
| 1941-06-28 | – | 1941-11-06 | General Officer Commanding 23rd Army |
| 1941-11-06 | – | 1942-11-09 | General Officer Commanding 16th Army [Dutch East Indies] |
| 1942-11-09 | – | 1945-09-02 | Commander in Chief 8th Area Army [New Guinea - Solomons Island] |
| 1946-04-XX | – | 1947-05-XX | Arrested and tried as a war criminal |
| 1947-05-XX | Condemned to 10 years imprisonment as a war criminal | ||
| 1954-11-XX | Released |
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