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Noda Kengo was commissioned an infantry officer in 1912 and was a War College graduate. He was deputy chief of staff of the China Expeditionary Army at the time war broke out in the Pacific. Promoted to lieutenant general in August 1941, he was given command of 14 Division in Manchuria in December 1942 before being recalled to an administrative post in Tokyo in October 1943. In April 1945, he was given command of 51 Army for the final homeland defense.
| 1891-4-22
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Born |
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| 1912 |
Second
lieutenant |
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| 1931-11 |
Colonel |
War College |
| 1932-4 |
Instructor, Toyama Army Infantry School |
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| 1933-8 |
Military Affairs Bureau,
Ministry of War |
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| 1934-12 |
Tour of Europe |
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| 1935-3-15 |
Instructor, Miltary Academy |
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| 1936-8-1 |
Commander, 33 Regiment |
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| 1938-1-20 |
Commander, Training Unit,
Toyama Army Infantry School |
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| 1938-7-15 |
Head, 2 Bureau,
Inspectorate-General of Military Training |
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| 1939-10-2 |
Head, Personnel Bureau,
Ministry of War |
|
| 1941-4-10 |
Vice chief of staff, China Expeditionary Army | |
| 1941-8
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Lieutenant general |
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| 1942-12-1
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Commander, 14
Division |
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| 1943-10-1 |
Deputy inspector-general of
military training |
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| 1944-7-22 |
Acting inspector-general of
military training |
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| 1945-3-1 |
Head, Armored Warfare Department,
Ministry of War |
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| 1945-4-8
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Commander, 51 Army |
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| 1945-10-15
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Commander, Northeastern
District
Army |
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| 1945-12 |
Retires |
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| 1945-12 |
Inspector of Demobilization
Northeast |
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| 1961-11-28 |
Dies |
References
Generals.dk (accessed 2018-11-3)
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