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The following is a list of the Admirals of the Imperial Japanese Navy during its existence from 1868 until 1945. [1] [2] [3] Marshal Admirals
Pages in category "Japanese admirals of World War II" The following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Admiral Yamamoto, a few hours before his death, saluting Japanese naval pilots at Rabaul, April 18, 1943 Prime Minister Hideki Tojo bowing to a portrait of Yamamoto, following the return of his ashes to Japan, May 1943 Yamamoto's state funeral, 5 June 1943 Yamamoto's ashes are carried from the battleship Musashi at Kisarazu, Japan on May 23, 1943.
Emperor Hirohito: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy (Article XI of the Meiji Constitution of 1889). He also led the Imperial Supreme War Council conferences and meetings, in some cases a member of the Imperial Family was sent to represent him at such strategic conferences.
Chūichi Nagumo (南雲 忠一, Nagumo Chūichi, 25 March 1887 – 6 July 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.Nagumo led Japan's main carrier battle group, the Kido Butai, in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, and over the next months in successful raids on Darwin in Australia and in the Indian Ocean.
Vice-Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa (小沢 治三郎, Ozawa Jisaburō, October 2, 1886 – November 9, 1966) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Ozawa held several important commands at sea throughout the duration of the conflict ( Southern Expeditionary Fleet , 3rd Fleet , 1st Mobile Fleet , and the Combined Fleet ).
Matome Ugaki (宇垣 纏, Ugaki Matome, 15 February 1890 – 15 August 1945) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, remembered for his extensive and revealing war diary, role at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and participation in one of the final kamikaze sorties hours after the announced surrender of Japan at the end of the war.
Japanese admirals of World War II (107 P) Pages in category "Imperial Japanese Navy admirals" The following 131 pages are in this category, out of 131 total.