Nakamura Kotaro (1881-1947)

Nakamura commanded Eastern District Army when war broke out in the Pacific. After retiring in 1943, he became president of the Military Defense Institute in 1945.

Service record

1881     

Born
1922
Colonel      
Commander, 67 Regiment
1923

General Staff
1927
Major general     
Commander, 39 Brigade
1929

Chief of staff, Korea Army
1930

Head, Personnel Bureau, Ministry of War
1932
Lieutenant general     
Commander, China Garrison Army
1934

Commander, 8 Army
1935

Deputy inspector-general of military training
1937
General
Minister of War
1937

Supreme War Council
1937

Commander, Tokyo Defense Command
1937

Commander, Eastern Defense Army
1938

Commander, Korea Army
1941

Commander, Eastern District Army
1943

Retires
1947

dies

References

Fuller (1992)

Generals.dk (accessed 2008-4-5)


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