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Aoki (also rendered Aoki Shigemasa) commanded 20 Division under 18 Army in New Guinea. He succumbed to illness during the retreat from Aitape in April 1944.
| 1893 |
Born |
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| 1936 |
Colonel |
Commander, 7 Regiment |
| 1937 |
Chief, Assignments Section,
Personnel Bureau, Ministry of War |
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| 1938 |
Vice chief of staff, 2 Aarmy |
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| 1938 |
Chief of staff, 2 Army |
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| 1939 |
Vice chief of staff, 11 Army |
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| 1939-8-1
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Chief of staff, 11 Army, China |
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| 1941 |
Commandant, Narashino School |
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| 1941 |
General Staff |
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| 1941 |
Vice chief of staff, Southern Army |
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| 1944
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Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 20 Division, New
Guinea |
| 1944-4 |
Dies of illness |
References
Axis History (accessed 2007-12-31)
Generals.dk (accessed 2008-1-2)
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007 by Kent G. Budge. Index
