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Marquis Maeda (Maeda Toshinari according to some sources)
was born to an aristocratic family and served briefly in the House of
Peers before graduating near the top of his class at the military
academy. He was called out of retirement to command Borneo
Defense Army. However, he was killed in an air accident on a flight to Labuan early in the war.
| 1885-6-5 |
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Born |
| 1911 |
Second lieutenant |
Graduates from Military Academy |
| 1910 |
Member, House of Peers |
|
| 1913 |
Student, Germany and Britain |
|
| 1923-8-7 |
Lieutenant colonel |
4 Imperial Guards Regiment |
| 1924 |
Colonel
|
Instructor, War College |
| 1927-7-26 |
Military attaché, United Kingdom |
|
| 1930-8-1 |
Commander, 2
Imperial Guards Regiment |
|
| 1931 |
Chief, S-9 (Military History), 4
Bureau, Army General Staff |
|
| 1933 |
Instructor, War College | |
| 1933 |
Major
general |
Commander, 2 Brigade |
| 1935 |
Head, 4 Bureau, Army General
Staff |
|
| 1936-8-1
|
Lieutenant
general |
Commandant, War College |
| 1937-3-1 |
|
Commander, 8 Division |
| 1938-2-14 |
Army General Staff |
|
| 1939-1-7 |
Retires |
|
| 1942-4-11 |
Recalled. Commander, Borneo Defense Army | |
| 1942-9-5 |
Killed in plane crash |
References
Generals.dk
(accessed 2009-2-28)
Pettibone (2007)
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