From 1933-1935, Inoue was commander of the Tsu Regimental District. He was transferred to the 6th Infantry Regiment in 1935, and became commander of the 3rd Imperial Guards Regiment in 1936.
In 1941, Inoue formally retired from active military service. He was recalled to duty in 1945, serving as Commandant of the Toyama Army Infantry School until the end of the war. He died in 1975, and his grave is at the Tama Cemetery in Fuchu, Tokyo.
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Ammentorp, Steep. "Inoue, Masakichi". The Generals of World War II.
masakichi, inoue, 井上, 政吉, inoue, masakichi, january, 1886, april, 1975, general, imperial, japanese, army, during, world, bornjanuary, 1894diedapril, 1975, 1975, aged, allegianceempire, japanservice, branchimperial, japanese, armyranklieutenant, generalcommand. Masakichi Inoue 井上 政吉 Inoue Masakichi January 18 1886 April 7 1975 was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II Masakichi InoueBornJanuary 18 1894DiedApril 7 1975 1975 04 07 aged 81 AllegianceEmpire of JapanService wbr branchImperial Japanese ArmyRankLieutenant GeneralCommands heldIJA 23rd DivisionBattles warsSecond Sino Japanese War Pacific WarBiography editInoue a native of Kyoto Prefecture and a graduate of the 18th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1905 From 1933 1935 Inoue was commander of the Tsu Regimental District He was transferred to the 6th Infantry Regiment in 1935 and became commander of the 3rd Imperial Guards Regiment in 1936 With the start of the Second Sino Japanese War Inoue was reassigned to the IJA 5th Division but was in charge of the Sendai Army Youth School and the 36th Infantry Brigade until 1938 Transferred to the Kwantung Leased Territory he was assigned to staff positions within the Kwantung Army Headquarters in 1939 However on 6 November 1939 he was promoted to commander in chief of the IJA 23rd Division helping rebuild that division after the disastrous battle of Battle of Nomonhan and holding that post until 1 March 1941 1 In 1941 Inoue formally retired from active military service He was recalled to duty in 1945 serving as Commandant of the Toyama Army Infantry School until the end of the war He died in 1975 and his grave is at the Tama Cemetery in Fuchu Tokyo External links editAmmentorp Steep Inoue Masakichi The Generals of World War II Notes edit Ammentorp The Generals of World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Masakichi Inoue amp oldid 922029251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
