Shimizu Tsunenori
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was a senior officer in the Imperial Japanese Army
during World War II
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He was born in 1897. He was attached to the 4th Imperial Guards Regiment in 1930 and in 1931 attached to the General Staff. In 1933 he was attached to Technical Research Headquarters before being transferred to the General Staff in 1934 and the Naval Staff in 1936. He was promoted to the Commanding Officer of the 73rd Regiment in 1936, later becoming Aide-de-Camp to the Emperor in 1937.
He was the General Officer Commanding the 41st Division
in 1941, until being appointed as Deputy Inspector-General of Military Training in 1942 and then the Chief of Staff of the Southern Army in 1943. He was then transferred as the Chief of Staff of the Seventh Area Army in 1943, before being appointed the General Officer Commanding the 5th Army in Manchuria
in 1944.
He became a prisoner of war after being captured by the Russia
ns and was held in captivity until being released in 1956. He died in 1968.
Imperial Japanese Army
-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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He was born in 1897. He was attached to the 4th Imperial Guards Regiment in 1930 and in 1931 attached to the General Staff. In 1933 he was attached to Technical Research Headquarters before being transferred to the General Staff in 1934 and the Naval Staff in 1936. He was promoted to the Commanding Officer of the 73rd Regiment in 1936, later becoming Aide-de-Camp to the Emperor in 1937.
He was the General Officer Commanding the 41st Division
41st Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 41st Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army. It was formed on 2 October 1939, under the command of Lieutenant General Moritake Tanabe...
in 1941, until being appointed as Deputy Inspector-General of Military Training in 1942 and then the Chief of Staff of the Southern Army in 1943. He was then transferred as the Chief of Staff of the Seventh Area Army in 1943, before being appointed the General Officer Commanding the 5th Army in Manchuria
Manchuria
Manchuria is a historical name given to a large geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria usually falls entirely within the People's Republic of China, or is sometimes divided between China and Russia. The region is commonly referred to as Northeast...
in 1944.
He became a prisoner of war after being captured by the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
ns and was held in captivity until being released in 1956. He died in 1968.