Okabe Naosaburo commanded 6 Area Army in central China in August 1943. This army controlled the area from Wuchang-Hankow to Hengyang.
| 1887
|
Born |
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| 1928 |
Colonel |
Instructor, War College |
| 1930 |
Commander, 1 Field Artillery Regiment |
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| 1931 |
Artillery Inspectorate |
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| 1932 |
Staff, Shanghai Expeditionary Force |
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| 1932 |
Chief, Training Section, 4
Burea, General Staff |
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| 1934 |
Director of Research Department,
War College |
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| 1936 |
Director, War College |
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| 1937 |
Head of General Affairs Bureau |
|
| 1937 |
Chief of staff, North China Area
Army |
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| 1938 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 1 Division |
| 1939 |
Commander, Mongolia Garrison Army |
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| 1940 |
General Staff |
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| 1940 |
Head of Technical Burea |
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| 1942 |
Supreme War Council and
Commandant, War College |
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| 1943 |
Commander, 3 Area Army |
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| 1944 |
Commander, North China Area Army |
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| 1944 |
Commander, 6 Area Army |
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| 1946 |
Dies of illness in Shanghai
Prison |
References
Generals.de
(accessed 2007-11-28)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007-2008 by Kent G. Budge. Index