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Uemura Toshimichi was commissioned in the infantry in 1910 and graduated from the War College in 1922. He was deputy chief of staff of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army in 1937 and commanded 29 Division in Manchuria when war broke out in the Pacific. He was given command of 5 Army in Manchuria in October 1943 and of 36 Army in Japan in July 1944.
| 1889
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Born | |
| 1910 |
Second
lieutenant |
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| 1921 |
War College |
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| 1936 |
Colonel |
Commander, 24 Regiment |
| 1936 |
Chief, General Affairs Section,
General Affairs Bureau, General Staff |
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| 1937 |
Chief, 1 Section (Training), General Affairs Bureau, General Staff | |
| 1937 |
Vice chief of staff, Shanghai
Expeditionary Army |
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| 1938 |
Commandant, Tokyo Army Youth
School |
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| 1940 |
Chief of staff, 3 Army |
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| 1941 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 29 Division |
| 1943 |
Commander, 5 Army, Manchuria |
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| 1944-7-15
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Commander, 36 Army, Japan |
References
Generals.dk
(accessed 2008-5-12)
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