Tōyō Mitsunobu (光延 東洋, Mitsunobu Tōyō; 9 October 1897 – 8 June 1944) was a captain of the Imperial Japanese Navy.…Tōyō Mitsunobu (光延 東洋, Mitsunobu Tōyō; 9 October 1897 – 8 June 1944) was a captain of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Mitunobu worked in the Japanese naval command in China.
Ryūsaku Yanagimoto (柳本 柳作, Yanagimoto Ryūsaku; 9 January 1894 – 5 June 1942) was captain of the Japanese aircraft…Ryūsaku Yanagimoto (柳本 柳作, Yanagimoto Ryūsaku; 9 January 1894 – 5 June 1942) was captain of the Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Sōkichi Takagi (高木 惣吉, Takagi Sōkichi; 9 August 1893 – 27 July 1979) was a Japanese admiral and political figure…Sōkichi Takagi (高木 惣吉, Takagi Sōkichi; 9 August 1893 – 27 July 1979) was a Japanese admiral and political figure opposed to the Tōjō government during World War II. Takagi's efforts to undermine the Japanese wartime government have been compared with the efforts of German Admiral Wilhelm Canaris to undermine the Nazi government, and contributed to the end of the war.
Takatsugu Jōjima (城島 高次, Jōjima Takatsugu; 20 June 1890 – 9 October 1967) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy…Takatsugu Jōjima (城島 高次, Jōjima Takatsugu; 20 June 1890 – 9 October 1967) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Rokuzō Sugiyama (杉山 六蔵, Sugiyama Rokuzō; 4 January 1890 – 6 June 1947) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy…Rokuzō Sugiyama (杉山 六蔵, Sugiyama Rokuzō; 4 January 1890 – 6 June 1947) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Shiro Kawase (河瀬 四郎, Kawase Shirō; 7 July 1889 – 20 July 1946) was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during…Shiro Kawase (河瀬 四郎, Kawase Shirō; 7 July 1889 – 20 July 1946) was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was a torpedo expert and his extensive experience as a commander of destroyers and destroyer formations made him more knowledgeable about the escort of convoys than most Japanese commanders of his time. He is best known for his command of the 5th Fleet during the latter stages of the Aleutians campaign in the spring and summer of 1943.
Hiroaki Abe (阿部 弘毅, Abe Hiroaki; 15 March 1889 – 6 February 1949) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during…Hiroaki Abe (阿部 弘毅, Abe Hiroaki; 15 March 1889 – 6 February 1949) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Boshirō Hosogaya (細萱 戊子郎, Hosogaya Boshirō; 24 June 1888 – 8 February 1964) was a Japanese admiral during World War II…Boshirō Hosogaya (細萱 戊子郎, Hosogaya Boshirō; 24 June 1888 – 8 February 1964) was a Japanese admiral during World War II and the last Governor of the South Seas Mandate from 1943 to 1945.
Admiral Shirō Takasu (高須 四郎, Takasu Shirō; October 27, 1884 – September 2, 1944) was a career naval officer in the…Admiral Shirō Takasu (高須 四郎, Takasu Shirō; October 27, 1884 – September 2, 1944) was a career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Nobumasa Suetsugu (末次 信正, Suetsugu Nobumasa; 30 June 1880 – 29 December 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese…Nobumasa Suetsugu (末次 信正, Suetsugu Nobumasa; 30 June 1880 – 29 December 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and briefly served as Home Minister in the 1940s.
Kojūrō Nozaki (野崎 小十郎, Nozaki Kojūrō; December 2, 1872 – April 21, 1946) was a Japanese admiral who was Commander of…Kojūrō Nozaki (野崎 小十郎, Nozaki Kojūrō; December 2, 1872 – April 21, 1946) was a Japanese admiral who was Commander of the Interim Southern Islands Defense Unit from 1919 to 1922.
