Biography of Lieutenant-General Kyosuke Kawamura - (河村恭輔) - (かわむら きょうすけ) (1883 – 1950), Japan
This is a brief biographical sketch of the military career of Lieutenant-General Kyosuke Kawamura. He was a general during World War Two.
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Kawamura, Kyosuke
Lieutenant-General
* 26th of July 1883
† 26th of February 1950
(河村恭輔)
(かわむら きょうすけ)
Promotions
1926-07-28 Colonel
1931-08-01 Major-General
1935-08-01 Lieutenant-General
Service
1926-03-02 – 1928-08-10 Chief of 3rd Section (Fortification), 1st Section, General Staff
1928-08-10 – 1931-08-01 Commanding Officer 22nd Field Artillery Regiment
1931-08-01 – 1932-08-08 Commandant of Tsugaru Fortress
1932-08-08 – 1933-08-01 Commanding Officer 4th Heavy Field Artillery Brigade
1933-08-01 – 1934-08-01 Attached to the Inspectorate of Artillery
1934-08-01 – 1935-08-01 Commandant of the Army Heavy Field Artillery Academy
1935-08-01 – 1936-03-23 General Officer Commanding 16th Depot Division
1936-03-23 – 1938-07-15 General Officer Commanding 1st Division
1938-07-15 – 1938-07-22 In reserve
1938-07-22 Retired
See also https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/河村恭輔
1935+
Inside his medal bar we british Military Cross and two french awards: Légion d'honneur and Croix de guerre.
Somewhere between 1928 and 1931.
Interestingly he switched british and french awards.
Later the Military Cross hung after Légion and Croix de guerre.