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Watanabe was chief of staff of 3 Area Army at Tsitsihar in October 1943. In 1944 he was promoted to lieutenant general and command of 47 Division in Japan. This division was deployed to the Woosung-Hangchow area of China in September 1944 and participated in the western Hunan campaign of April-June 1945.
| 1894-11-14 |
Born |
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| 1937-3-1 |
Lieutenant
colonel |
Instructor, War College |
| 1938-3-1 |
Colonel |
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| 1939-8-1 |
Chief of staff, 1 Division |
|
| 1940-9-9 |
Deputy Chief of staff, 4 Army |
|
| 1941-8-25 |
Major general |
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| 1941-12-1 |
Chief of staff, 4 Army |
|
| 1942-8-1 |
Commander, infantry group, 12
Division |
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| 1942-11-9 |
Chief of staff, 2
Area Army |
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| 1943-10-20 |
Chief of staff, 3
Area Army |
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| 1944-10-26 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 47
Division, China |
References
Ammentorp
(2000; accessed 2015-11-26)
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