The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Kaoru Motoizumi

Motoizumi, Kaoru

Major-General

* 1st of May 1893

† 15th of July 1948

(元泉 馨)

(もといずみ かおる)

Promotions

1939-03-09 Colonel
1943-08-02 Major-General

Service

1936-08-XX 1937-03-XX Attached to the Military Academy
1937-03-XX 1938-09-XX Attached to 23rd Cavalry Regiment
1938-09-XX 1939-09-06 Commanding Officer 118th Cavalry Battalion
1939-09-06 1939-10-06 Attached to 14th Depot Division
1939-10-06 1940-08-15 Commanding Officer 24th Reconnaissance Regiment
1940-08-15 1942-08-01 Chief of Staff, 17th Division
1942-08-01 1945-03-01 Military Advisor to Manchukuo
1945-03-01 1945-09-XX Commanding Officer 14th Independent Brigade [China]
1945-09-XX 1948-07-15 Joins the Chinese nationalists fighting the communists
1948-07-15 Commits suicide in Shanxi province [China]
Picture source: http://www.geocities.jp/akanean0511/IMG_0001.jpg