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Homma, Masaharu

Date of birth:
November 27th, 1887 (Sado/Niigata, Japan)
Date of death:
April 3rd, 1946 (Los Baņos/Laguna, Philippines)
Mentioned on:
Yasukuni War Shrine
Nationality:
Japanese (1868-1945, Empire)

Biography

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Tai-i (Captain)
Unit:
East Lancashire Regiment
Awarded on:
August 1918
Military Cross (MC)
Rank:
Tai-sa (Colonel)
Awarded on:
April 29th, 1934
Kyuokujitsu sho, 3rd Class
Period:
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
Rank:
Sho-sho (Major General)
Awarded on:
July 9th, 1938
Zuiho sho, 2nd Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Chu-sho (Lieutenant-General)
Awarded on:
January 18th, 1940
Deutsche Adlerorden erster Klasse (mit oder ohne Schwertern)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Chu-sho (Lieutenant-General)
Awarded on:
April 29th, 1940
Kyuokujitsu sho, 1st Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Chu-sho (Lieutenant-General)
Awarded on:
November 9th, 1940
Zuiho sho, 1st Class

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