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Tadayoshi Sano Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Tadayoshi Sano, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Japan.

12 records1889–19449 events4 places

Chronological biography

1889

Birth of Tadayoshi Sano1889
Warfare / Military · Okayama

Birth of Tadayoshi Sano

1926

Major1926
Warfare / Military · Major

Appointed Major

1935

Colonel1935
Warfare / Military · Colonel

Appointed Colonel

1938

Major General1938
Warfare / Military · Major General

Appointed Major General

1941

Commander of 38th Infantry Division1941
Warfare / Military · Commander of 38th Infantry Division

Appointed Commander of the 38th Infantry Division

Commander of 38th Infantry Division1941
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of 38th Infantry Division

Appointed Commander of the 38th Infantry Division

Capture of Hong Kong25 December 1941
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of 38th Infantry Division · Hong Kong

Leads the principal assault in the Japanese capture of Hong Kong

1942

Capture of SumatraFebruary 1942
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of 38th Infantry Division · Sumatra

Leads the principal assault in the Japanese capture of southern Sumatra

Battle of Guadalcanal15 September 1942
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of 38th Infantry Division · Guadalcanal

Sent to support the defence of Guadalcanal

1943

Battle of Guadalcanal7 February 1943
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of 38th Infantry Division · Guadalcanal

Forced to evacuate from Guadalcanal

1944

Commander of 34th ArmySeptember 1944
Warfare / Military · Commander of 34th Army

Appointed Commander of the 34th Army

Commander of 34th ArmySeptember 1944
Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of 34th Army

Appointed Commander of the 34th Army

Titles and roles

Colonel · Commander of 34th Army · Commander of 38th Infantry Division · Major · Major General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.