Nobutake Kondo

Nobutake Kondo (September 25, 1886 - February 19, 1953) was a Vice Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Kondo graduated from the Japanese Naval Academy in 1907. His career included extensive service at sea and ashore. He was President of the Japanese Naval Staff College and Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet during the 1930s.

During the first part of World War II, he commanded the Japanese Second Fleet, participating in the invasions of Malaya, the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies. During the Battle of Midway, he commanded the Midway Occupation Force and Covering Group. Subsequently, he played a leading role during the Guadalcanal campaign, commanding Japanese naval forces in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons (August 23–August 25, 1942) the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands (October 26–October 27, 1942) and the battleship action in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (November 15, 1942).