Complex sentence: Itō became commander of the 40th Independent Mixed Brigade, stationed at New Ireland on 8 July 1944 and New Guinea, on 4 July 1944, and was promoted to lieutenant-general on November 26 of that year.
Split into simpler sentences: Itō became commander of the 40th Independent Mixed Brigade, stationed at New Ireland on 8 July 1944. He was promoted to lieutenant-general on November 26 of that year.