Yoshitoma commanded 1 Army in central China during Operation Ko-go in the spring of 1944. He also commanded Northeastern District Army at Sendai in February 1945.
| 1887
|
Born |
|
| 1931 |
Colonel
|
Chief, General Affairs Section,
General Affairs Bureau, General Staff |
| 1933 |
Commander, 68 Regiment |
|
| 1936 |
Major
general |
Commander, 21 Brigade |
| 1937 |
Chief of staff, Tokyo Defense
Command |
|
| 1937 |
Chief of staff, Eastern Defense
Army |
|
| 1938 |
Chief of staff, 11 Army, China |
|
| 1939 |
Chief of staff, Central China
Expeditionary Army |
|
| 1939 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 2 Division |
| 1941 |
Chief of staff, Kwantung Army |
|
| 1942 |
Commander, 1 Army |
|
| 1945 |
Commander, Northeastern District
Army |
|
| 1945 |
Commander, 11 Area Army |
|
| 1945 |
Commits suicide |
References
Generals.dk
(accessed 2008-2-5)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007-2008 by Kent G. Budge. Index