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Itahana commanded 6 Air Division during most of the Pacific War. However, his division was caught by surprise and nearly annihilated at Wewak in August 1943 and he was relieved in disgrace the subsequent March. He commanded 2 Air Army in its final desperate months.
| 1889-1-29
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Born |
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| 1932-2 |
Shanghai
Expeditionary Force |
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| 1932-6 |
Army General Staff |
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| 1933-8 |
Instructor, Automobile School |
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| 1934-6-4 |
Commander, Automobiles, Kwantung Army |
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| 1936-8-1 |
Inspectorate of Infantry |
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| 1937-8-4 |
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Chief of staff, 1 Army |
| 1937-9-1 |
Chief, S-1, 1 Army |
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| 1938-7-15 |
Shimoshidzu Army Aviation School |
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| 1938-11-28 |
Director, Kumatani Army Aviation School |
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| 1939-7-1 |
Commander, 7 Air Brigade |
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| 1940-9-24 |
Commandant, Akeno Army Aviation
School |
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| 1941-3-1 |
Lieutenant general | |
| 1942-11-26
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Commander, 6 Air
Division |
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| 1944-4-1 |
Army Aeronautical Department |
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| 1944-5-10 |
Commandant, Army Aviation Signal
School |
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| 1944-8-8
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Commander, 2 Air Army |
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| 1945-6-30 |
Retires |
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| 1961-0-18 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk (accessed 2014-6-13)
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