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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.
Yoshimoto committed ritual suicide at the time of the surrender rather than face trial for war crimes.
| 1887
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Born |
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| 1931 |
Colonel
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Chief, General Affairs Section,
General Affairs Bureau, General Staff |
| 1932 |
Military attaché, Manchukuo |
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| 1933 |
Commander, 68 Regiment |
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| 1936 |
Major
general |
Commander, 21 Brigade |
| 1937 |
Chief of staff, Tokyo Defense
Command |
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| 1937-8-2 |
Chief of staff, Eastern Defense
Army |
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| 1938-6-20 |
Chief of staff, 11 Army, China |
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| 1939-1-31 |
Lieutenant general | Chief of staff, Central China
Expeditionary Army |
| 1939-11-6 |
Commander, 2 Division |
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| 1941-4-10 |
Chief of staff, Kwantung Army |
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| 1942-8-1 |
Commander, 1 Army |
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| 1944-11-21 |
Commander, Northeastern District
Army |
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| 1945-2-1 |
Commander, 11 Area Army |
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| 1945 |
Commits suicide |
References
Argus (1945-9-15; accessed 2011-7-22)
Generals.dk (accessed 2008-2-5)
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