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Nobutake Kondō (近藤 信竹, Kondō Nobutake, 25 September 1886 – 19 February 1953) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.As commander of IJN 2nd Fleet, the Navy's principal detached force for independent operations, Kondō was regarded as second in importance only to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.
Kondo became, by this appointment, the first female admiral in the JMSDF. [ 3 ] In December 2023 she was promoted to the rank of vice admiral and appointed as commander of the Ominato District, becoming the first female vice admiral in the JMSDF.
Kondo, who also held the position of second in command of the Combined Fleet, was a member of the upper staff and battleship "clique" of the Imperial Navy, while Abe was a career destroyer specialist. Admiral Kondo was not reprimanded or reassigned, but, instead, was left in command of one of the large ship fleets based at Truk. [146]
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō [5] in Atago. 3rd Battleship Division less 2nd Section Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa 2 Kongo-class fast battleships (8 × 14-in. main battery) Kongō (Capt. Tomiji Koyanagi) Hiei (Capt. Masao Nishida) 4th Cruiser Division less 2nd Section Vice Admiral Kondo 2 Takao-class heavy cruisers (10 × 7.9-in. main battery)
Kondo Eijirō: 15 November 1939 Kumaoka Yuzuru: 15 November 1939 Mito Shunzō: 15 November 1939 Miyata Giichi: 15 November 1939 Iwamura Seiichi: 15 November 1939 Koike Shirō: 15 November 1939 Togari Takamoto: 15 November 1939 Asakuma Hikokichi: 15 November 1939 Tsuzuki Ishichi: 15 November 1939 Hirai Hiroshi: 15 November 1939 Nakano Tarō: 15 ...
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondo in heavy cruiser Atago. Main Body Vice Admiral Kondo Cruiser Division 4 2 Takao-class heavy cruisers (10 × 8-in. main battery): Atago, Takao Cruiser Division 5 (Rear Adm. Sentaro Omori in heavy cruiser Myoko) 1 Myoko-class heavy cruiser (10 × 8-in. main battery): Myoko 1 Takao-class heavy cruiser (10 × 8-in. main ...
Marie Kondo, the decluttering expert famed for helping people clean up their living spaces, has admitted that there is an “impossible standard” of maintaining a tidy home.. Kondo, 40, who is ...
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondo in heavy cruiser Atago [1] Advanced Force Vice Admiral Kondo Main Body Cruiser Division 4 3 Takao-class heavy cruisers (10 × 8-in. main battery): [a] Atago, Maya, Takao Cruiser Division 5 (Vice Adm. Takeo Takagi) 2 Myoko-class heavy cruisers (10 × 8-in. main battery): [b] Myoko, Haguro Destroyer Squadron 4 (Rear ...