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Sugawara Michio was commissioned in the infantry in 1909, attended the Japanese War College, and became involved in Army aviation. He commanded 3 Air Division in south Indochina at the outbreak of war in the Pacific, and his air forces quickly established air supremacy over Malaya. His air division operated against the Netherlands East Indies and Burma during the Centrifugal Offensive. He returned to staff assignments in Tokyo in May 1943, but was given command of 6 Air Army at Fukuoka in December 1944. His forces redeployed to Kyushu in March 1945 to supply kamikazes to support the Navy during the Okinawa campaign.
| 1883 |
Born | |
| 1909 |
Second
lieutenant |
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| 1931 |
Colonel |
Instructor, Shimoshidzu Army
Aviation School |
| 1933 |
Commander, 6 Air Regiment |
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| 1935 |
Chief, 1 Section, Army
Aeronautical Department, Ministry of War |
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| 1937 |
Major general |
Commander, 2 Air Brigade |
| 1938 |
Commander, 3 Air Brigade |
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| 1939 |
Army Aeronautical Department,
Ministry of War |
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| 1939 |
Commandant, Shimoshizu Army
Aviation School |
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| 1940 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 1 Air Division |
| 1941 |
Commander, 3 Air Division | |
| 1942 |
Commander, 3 Air Army |
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| 1943-5
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Commandant, Army Aviation School |
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| 1944 |
Deputy Inspector-General of Army
Aviation |
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| 1944 |
Inspector-General of Army
Aviation |
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| 1944 |
Head, Army Aeronautical
Department, Ministry of War |
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| 1944-8-8 |
Commander, Training
Air Army |
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| 1944-12-26
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Commander, 6 Air Army |
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| 1945 |
Retires |
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| 1983 |
Dies |
References
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