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Yoshida Kihachiro (Yoshita Kiyaro) was acting
commander of 10 Air Division
at Kyoto in 1944. He ordered
aircraft
stripped of armor and guns so they could reach the necessary altitude
to ram B-29 Superfortresses.
| 1940-3
|
Colonel |
Chief of staff, 2 Air Brigade |
| 1941-11 |
Major general | Head, General Affairs Bureau,
Aeronautical Technical Laboratory |
| 1942-9-1 |
Head, Aerial Communications
Security, Imperial
General Headquarters |
|
| 1943-5-1
|
Chief of staff, 1 Air Army |
|
| 1944-3-28 |
Commander, 10 Air
Division |
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| 1945-3-1 |
Lieutenant general | Commander, 13 Air
Division |
References
Generals.dk
(accessed 2014-3-7)
Pettibone (2007)
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