Yoshio Tamada was born in September 23rd 1891 in Niigata Prefecture. He graduated from the military academy on 1913 and progressively ascended to First Liuetenant, Captain and finally Major in 1935. He was appointed as instructor on the Army Tank School in 1936 and was promoted to Colonel on July 1938,shortly before being appointed as commander of the 4th Tank Regiment.
Type 95 Ha-Go Light Tank (pinterest). |