sentences:  From 1934 to 1935 he was head of the 4th Bureau in the General Staff, and head of the 1st Bureau from 1935 to 1936.In December 1936, shortly before the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Suzuki was promoted to lieutenant general.He was given command of the IJA 11th Independent Mixed Brigade under the aegis of the Kwantung Army, and saw combat in the Battle of Beiping-Tianjin, Operation Chahar, and in the Battle of Taiyuan.