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Kitano Kenzo had served in Korea and
Manchuria and was a former head
of the Kempeitai
in China. He
commanded 4 Division at Shanghai at the
start of the war.
4 Division was transferred to 14 Army in the Philippines in February
1942, where it carried out the assault on Corregidor in May 1942.
In July 1942 Kitano was transferred to Manchuria for training duties. He returned to field command as
commander of 19 Army under 2 Area Army in Amboina in October 1943. He returned
to training duty in Tokyo in March
1945. He may also have commanded Eastern
District Army following the surrender and prior to its demobilization.
| 1889
|
Born |
|
| 1933 |
Colonel
|
Commandant of Cadets, Toyama
Army Infantry School |
| 1935 |
Commander, 38 Regiment |
|
| 1937 |
Commander, Hunchun Garrison, Manchuria | |
| 1938-3-1 |
Major general |
Chief of staff, Korea Army |
| 1939-9-7 |
Lieutenant general | Commander, Kempeitai,
China |
| 1940-5 |
Commander, 4 Division |
|
| 1942-7-2 |
Commandant, Kungchunling Noncommissioned
Army Tank School |
|
| 1943-10-15 |
Commander, 19 Army, Moluccas |
|
| 1945-3-1 |
Commandant, Military Academy |
|
| 1945-9-23 |
Commander, 12 Area Army / Commander, Eastern District Army | |
| 1945 |
Head, Demobilization Burea |
|
| 1946 |
Retires |
|
| 1960 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk
(accessed 2008-1-29)
Morton (1952; accessed 2012-5-23)
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