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Okamoto commanded 10 Division in Manchuria from January 1944. His division was redeployed to Luzon in late 1944, suffering very heavy losses en route. Placed under 41 Army control and ordered to defend a line between San Jose and Tayug, Okamoto believed his understrength division could not hold the line assigned in such open country, and he chose to concentrate elsewhere, but word of his decision was slow to reach Yamashita. This left the strategically important railhead at San Jose largely undefended. Okamoto's division was virtually destroyed by the end of the war.
| 1887
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Born | |
| 1936 |
Colonel
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Commander, 13 Regiment |
| 1939 |
Major general |
Commandant, Morioka Army Reserve
Officers' School |
| 1940 |
Commander, 1 Border Guard Brigade |
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| 1942 |
Lieutenant
general |
Commander, 51
Depot Division |
| 1943-2 |
Commander, 35 Division |
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| 1943 |
General Staff |
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| 1944-1-7 |
Commander, 10 Division, Philippines |
References
Generals.dk (accessed 2008-6-19)
Smith (1961; accessed 2011-4-13)
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