Tsunenori Shimizu
Tsunenori Shimizu | |
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| Native name | 清水 規矩 |
| Born | February 10, 1897 Lieutenant General |
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Tsunenori Shimizu (清水 規矩, Shimizu Tsunenori, February 10, 1897 – January 19, 1968) was a career military officer and a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.[1]
Biography
Shimizu was the third son of an elementary school teacher in
, and afterwards was assigned to Germany, returning to Japan in August 1927.In August 1930, Shimizu was attached to the
Emperor Hirohito from August 1937 to March 1941. In March 1938, Shimizu was promoted to major general
, and to lieutenant general in December 1940.
In March 1941, Shimizu was assigned command of the
armored divisions in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria
.
Shimizu became a
diplomatic relations
between post-war Japan and the Soviet Union. He died in 1968.
References
- Fukagawa, Hideki (1981). (陸海軍将官人事総覧 (陸軍篇)) Army and Navy General Personnel Directory (Army). Tokyo: Fuyo Shobo. ISBN 4829500026.
- Hata, Ikuhiko (2005). (日本陸海軍総合事典) Japanese Army and Navy General Encyclopedia. Tokyo: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 4130301357.
External links
- Ammenthorp, Steen. "Shimizu, Noritsune". The Generals of World War II.
Footnotes
- ^ Shimizu Tsunenori, www.generals.dk
- ^ Budge, Kent G. "Japanese Order of Battle, Part 1". The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ISBN 0-8061-3199-3.