Kanichiro Tashiro
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Kanichiro Tashiro (1881-1937) was a Lieutenant-General in the Imperial Japanese Army. He Was the Chief of Staff of Shanghai Expeditionary Army in the 1932 First Shanghai Incident. General Commanding China Garrison Army, at the time its troops began the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.
Military Career
- 1924 - 1926 Commanding Officer 30th Regiment
- 1926 - 1930 Chief of 5th Section (Asian Intelligence), 2nd Bureau, General Staff
- 1930 - 1931 Commanding Officer 27th Brigade
- 1931 - 1932 Military Member of the Japanese Legation in China
- 1932 Chief of Staff Shanghai Expeditionary Army, China
- 1932 - 1933 Resident Officer in China
- 1933 - 1934 Head of the Military Police (Kempeitai) Kanto Area
- 1934 - 1935 Provost Marshal
- 1935 - 1936 General Officer Commanding 11th Division
- 1936 - 1937 General Officer Commanding China Garrison Army
- 1937 Hopitalized
- 1937 Died of illness in Tianjing
