Kanemasa Akiyama

SurnameAkiyama
Given NameKanemasa
Born29 Nov 1896
Died15 Feb 1976
CountryJapan
CategoryMilitary-Ground
GenderMale

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ww2dbaseKanemasa Akiyama was born in 1896. During WW2, he directed chemical weapons research projects in the Japanese Army. While the Unit 516 of the Japanese Kwantung Army in China was under his command between mid-1944 and Jul 1945, the notorious unit dumped large amounts of mustard gas, lewisite, and other chemicals into the Nen River at Qiqihar, Nenjiang Province, China, polluting the area for many decades to come. He passed away in 1976.

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Kanemasa Akiyama Timeline

1896年11月29日 Kanemasa Akiyama was born in Japan.
1939年8月1日 Kanemasa Akiyama was named the Chief of Research Section of Narashino Chemical Warfare School in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
1940年1月19日 Kanemasa Akiyama was attached to the staff of the Japanese Army Technical Research Institute.
1941年12月15日 Kanemasa Akiyama was made the Chief of Research Section of the Chemical Warfare Section of the Japanese Kwantung Army in China.
1944年6月20日 Major General Kanemasa Akiyama was named the commanding officer of Japanese Unit 516 chemical weapons research unit based in Qiqihar, Nenjiang Province, China, replacing Major General Yamawaki Masao.
1945年7月28日 Kanemasa Akiyama was made the head of the Japanese 6th Army Technical Research Institute.
1976年2月15日 Kanemasa Akiyama passed away.




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