Yoshio Kozuki became an infantry officer in 1909 and was a language officer in Germany. He served in several positions until August 1940, when he became commander of the 19th Division, based in Korea.
On July 4, 1942, he was appointed Commander of the 2nd Army based in Manchukuo. On May 28, 1943, he took command of the Mongolia Garrison Army. In November 1944, he became Commander of the 11th Army and in April 1945 of the Seventeenth Area Army in Korea, which was demobilized in August 1945 without having seen combat.
After the war, he was Vice Minister of Demobilization and in 1947, he became Head of the Demobilization Bureau, which fell under the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
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yoshio, kozuki, 上月, 良夫, kōzuki, yoshio, november, 1886, april, 1971, lieutenant, general, imperial, japanese, army, commanded, 17th, area, army, korea, from, april, 1945, until, world, life, edit, became, infantry, officer, 1909, language, officer, germany, se. Yoshio Kozuki 上月 良夫 Kōzuki Yoshio November 7 1886 April 3 1971 was a Lieutenant General in the Imperial Japanese Army who commanded the 17th Area Army in Korea from April 1945 until the end of World War II Life editYoshio Kozuki became an infantry officer in 1909 and was a language officer in Germany He served in several positions until August 1940 when he became commander of the 19th Division based in Korea On July 4 1942 he was appointed Commander of the 2nd Army based in Manchukuo On May 28 1943 he took command of the Mongolia Garrison Army In November 1944 he became Commander of the 11th Army and in April 1945 of the Seventeenth Area Army in Korea which was demobilized in August 1945 without having seen combat After the war he was Vice Minister of Demobilization and in 1947 he became Head of the Demobilization Bureau which fell under the Ministry of Health and Welfare References editGenerals dk The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yoshio Kozuki amp oldid 1164962672, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
