The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General Jun Ushiroku

Ushiroku, Jun

General

* 28th of September 1884

† 24th of November 1973

(後宮 淳)

(うしろく じゅん)

Promotions

1929-08-01 Colonel
1934-03-05 Major-General
1937-08-02 Lieutenant-General
1942-08-17 General

Service

1929-08-01 1931-08-01 Commanding Officer 48th Infantry Regiment
1931-08-01 1932-02-05 Chief of Staff, 4th Division
1932-02-05 1934-08-01 Attached to Kwantung Army
1932-04-05 1934-08-01 Senior Railroad Officer, Special Duty Section, Kwantung Army
1934-08-01 1935-08-13 Head of 3rd Section, General Staff
1935-08-13 1937-03-01 Head of Personnel Bureau, Ministry of War
1937-03-01 1937-10-05 Head of Military Service Bureau, Ministry of War
1937-03-01 1937-10-05 Chief Secretary of the Supreme War Council
1937-10-05 1939-08-01 General Officer Commanding 26th Division
1939-08-01 1940-09-28 General Officer Commanding 4th Army
1940-10-05 1941-06-28 Commander in Chief Southern China Area Army
1941-07-17 1942-08-17 Chief of Staff, China Expeditionary Army
1942-08-17 1944-02-21 Commander in Chief Central Army District
1944-02-21 1944-04-07 Vice Chief of the General Staff
1944-03-11 1944-08-25 Member of the Supreme War Council
1944-03-28 1944-07-18 Inspector-General of Army Aviation
1944-03-28 1944-07-18 Head of Army Aviation Headquarters
1944-08-25 1945-09-02 Commander in Chief 3rd Area Army [Manchuria]
1945-09-XX 1956-12-XX Prisoner of War [Soviet Union]
1956-12-XX Released
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