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COMMANDER // 1883–1964

Waichiro Sonobe

lieutenant generalJapanJapan2 battles1 war

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1883 – 1964

190019251950Second Sino-Japanese War · 1937-1945Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang — May 1, 1940 · Empire of Japan · Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of South Henan — January 30, 1941 · Empire of Japan · Second Sino-Japanese War

Active service 1940–1941 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 57.

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Waichirō Sonobe was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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Battles (2)

Last verified June 2026
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