Yoshikazu Nishi /
西 義一/ (January 1,1878 - April 16, 1941)
Promotions
1916-05-05 Lieutenant-Colonel
1919-07-25 Colonel
1923-08-06 Major-General
1928-08-10 Lieutenant-General
1934-11-28 General
Service
1916-01-21 – 1917-08-06 Attached to 1st Field Artillery Regiment
1917-08-06 – 1918-07-24 Instructor at the Army Field Artillery School
1918-07-24 – 1919-12-27 Chief of Instruction Section, Army Field Artillery School
1919-12-27 – 1927-07-26 Aid-de-Camp to the Emperor
1927-07-26 – 1928-08-10 Commanding Officer 3rd Heavy Field Artillery Brigade
1928-08-10 – 1930-08-01 Chief of General Affairs Section, Army Technical Headquarters
1930-08-01 – 1931-08-01 Commandant of the Field Artillery School
1931-08-01 – 1934-03-05 General Officer Commanding 8th Division
1934-03-05 – 1935-12-02 General Officer Commanding Tokyo Defence Command
1935-08-01 – 1935-12-02 Commander in Chief Eastern Defence Army
1935-12-02 – 1936-03-11 Member of the Supreme War Council
1936-03-05 – 1936-08-01 Inspector-General of Military Training
1936-08-01 Retired