The Archive · 1938

Tokyo Announced Military Achievements of Officers Said Basis

Tokyo, July 15.

Numerous appointments and' transfers of Army officers were announced today by the War Office.

The following appointments were announced: fifteen lieutenant-general: including two intendant lieutenant-generals; 122 major-generals, including six in engineers corps; thirteen surgeon major-generals, eight intendant major-generals, three veterinary surgeon major-generals, five transport major-generals, four cavalry major-generals, eleven flight major-generals, fourteen artillery major-generals and one gendarmerie major-general.

Among the newly-appointed major-generals is Major-Gen. Prince Ogin Ri.

Gen. Kuniaki Koiso, Commander of the Korean Army, was assigned to the Military General Staff and was succeeded by Gen. Kotaro Nakamura, Supreme War Councillor and forme:

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