The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Lieutenant-General Shizuma Kawakubo

Kawakubo, Shizuma

Lieutenant-General

* 24th of January 1891

† 7th of May 1979

(川久保鎮馬)

(かわくぼ しずま)

Promotions

1938-07-15 Colonel
1942-08-01 Major-General
1945-04-30 Lieutenant-General

Service

1938-07-15 1939-07-12 Chief of Staff, 9th Depot Division
1939-07-12 1940-09-09 Commanding Officer 35th Infantry Regiment
1940-09-09 1943-03-11 Chief of Staff, 15th Division
1943-03-11 1943-06-21 Commanding Officer Infantry Group, 6th Division
1943-06-21 1944-02-05 Attached to 8th Area Army Headquarters
1944-02-05 1945-09-02 Commanding Officer Infantry Group, 51st Division [New Guinea]