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Nishihara Kanji was commissioned an infantry officer in 1911. A graduate of the War College, he was a resident officer in France in 1926 and served in numerous administrative and instructional positions between the wars. He was a lieutenant general commanding 23 Division in Manchuria when war broke out in the Pacific. He became Inspector General of Chemical Warfare in November 1942 and was lucky not to be hanged by the Allies after the war. He commanded 4 Army between February 1944 and March 1945.
Nishihara was given command of 57 Army in southern Kyushu
in April 1945. This would have been the most important Japanese
command if the
Allies had invaded Japan proper.
| 1911 |
Second
lieutenant |
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| 1926 |
Resident officer, France | |
| 1933 |
Colonel |
Head, Research Department, Toyama Army Infantry School |
| 1935 |
Director, Army Chemical Warfare School | |
| 1936 |
Commander, 31 Regiment |
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| 1937 |
Chief of staff, 8 Division |
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| 1938 |
Director, Army Chemical Warfare School | |
| 1938 |
Commandant, Army Chemical Warfare School | |
| 1941 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 23 Division,
Manchuria |
| 1942 |
Inspector of Chemical Warfare | |
| 1943 |
Acting deputy inspector-general
of military training |
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| 1944-2-7 |
Commander, 4 Army, Manchuria |
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| 1945-4-8 |
Commander, 57 Army |
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| 1945 |
Commander, 16 Area Army |
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| 1945 |
Inspector of demobilization, Western
District Army |
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| 1946 |
Head, Western District Army
Demobilization Burea |
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| 1975 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk (accessed 2008-5-12)
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