Lieutenant-General Hiroshi Nemoto/根本博 陸軍中将

Lieutenant-General Nemoto, Hiroshi (6th of June 1891 - † 24th of May 1966)

Promotions

1934-08-01 Colonel
1938-07-15 Major-General 00.08.32-05.03.34: Attached to the General Staff

Service

1934-03-05 – 1936-03-07 Chief of Press Office, Ministry of War
1936-03-07 – 1937-09-04 Commanding Officer 27th Infantry Regiment
1937-09-04 – 1938-05-14 Attached to Northern China Area Army
1938-05-14 – 1938-07-15 Head of Special Agency, Northern China Area Army
1938-07-15 – 1939-03-10 Deputy Chief of Staff, Northern China Area Army
1939-03-10 – 1939-08-01 Deputy Head of Northern China Coordination Bureau, Asia Development Board
1939-08-01 – 1939-12-01 Attached to the General Staff
1939-12-01 – 1940-02-10 Chief of Staff, 21st Army
1940-02-10 – 1941-03-01 Chief of Staff, Southern China Area Army
1941-03-01 – 1944-02-07 General Officer Commanding 24th Division
1944-02-07 – 1944-11-22 General Officer Commanding 3rd Army
1944-11-22 – 1945-08-19 General Officer Commanding Mongolia Garrison Army
1945-08-19 – 1945-09-02 Commander in Chief Northern China Area Army

For additional details of his biography see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Nemoto

Rare photo with 3rd class Auspicious Clouds order and 3rd class Golden Kite.

 

November 23, 1944.

Commanding Officer's Badge and breast star of Nanking Government Order of United Glory.

 

Lieutenant-General Hiroshi Nemoto surrendering his sword at the Japanese surrender ceremony at the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, October 10, 1945.