Osami Nagano
15 June 1880 - 5 January 1947[1]
Fleet Admiral Osami Nagano
Place of birth	Kochi, Kochi Prefecture
Place of death	Tokyo, Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1900 -1947
Rank	Fleet Admiral, General Staff
Commands	Hirado 3rd NGS Division Intelligence 3rd Battleship Division 1st China Expeditionary Fleet Naval General Staff Yokosuka Naval District Navy Ministry IJN 1st Fleet Combined Fleet[2]
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure Order of the Golden Kite (3rd class) Order of the Rising Sun [3]

In this Japanese name, the family name is Nagano.

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Biography

Nagano was born in Kochi to an ex-samurai family. He graduated from the 28th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1900, ranked second of his class of 105 cadets. After midshipman service in the cruiser Hashidate and battleship Asahi, he was commissioned as an ensign and assigned to the cruiser Asama. He served in a number of staff positions during the Russo-Japanese War, the closest he came to combat was as commander of a land-based heavy naval gun unit during the siege of Port Arthur. Kōchi (高知市 Kōchi-shi) is the capital city of Kochi on the Shikoku island of Japan. ... For other uses, see Samurai (disambiguation). ... The Imperial Japanese Naval Academy ) was a school established to train officers for the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... A midshipman is a subordinate officer, or alternatively a commissioned officer of the lowest rank, in the navies of several English-speaking countries. ... USS Port Royal (CG-73), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser (really an uprated guided missile destroyer), launched in 1992. ... The Hashidate The Hashidate was a cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, built in Yokosuka, Japan, in 1889 under the supervision of Emile Bertin. ... For other uses, see Battleship (disambiguation). ... The IJN Asahi was the second of the Shikishima-class of battleships. ... Ensign is a junior rank of commissioned officer in the militaries of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy. ... The Asama (æµ…é–“) was the lead ship in an early class of armored cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Combatants Russian Empire Principality of Montenegro [1] Empire of Japan Commanders Emperor Nicholas II Aleksey Kuropatkin Stepan Makarov â€  Emperor Meiji Oyama Iwao Heihachiro Togo The Russo–Japanese War (Japanese: Nichi-Ro Sensō, Russian: Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna, Chinese: RìézhànzhÄ“ng, February 10, 1904–September 5, 1905) was a conflict... Location within China Lüshun city or Lüshunkou or (literally) Lüshun Port (Simplified Chinese: 旅顺口; Traditional Chinese: 旅順口; Pinyin: , formerly in historic references both Port Arthur and Ryojun, is a town in the southernmost administrative district of Dalian of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

After his promotion to lieutenant in 1905, he served on the battleship Shikishima. He took coursework in naval artillery and navigation from 1905-1906, and later served as chief gunnery officer on the cruiser Itsukushima from 1906-1908. Nagano graduated from the Japanese Naval War College in 1909. Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ... Shikishima (敷島) was the lead ship in the Shikishima-class of pre-dreadnought battleships in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and one of the six battleships (Fuji, Yashima, Hatsuse, Shikishima, Asahi, and Mikasa) that formed the main Japanese battle line in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. ... USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a full broadside of nine 16/50 and six 5/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. ... The IJN Itsukushima (厳島) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed by Emile Bertin, and built by the Compagnie des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée à la Seyne naval shipyards in France. ... The Naval War College (Japanese: Kaigun Daigakkō; Short form: 海大 Kaidai) of the Empire of Japan was founded in Tsukiji, Tokyo in 1888, the same year the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy moved from Tsukiji to Etajima, Hiroshima. ...

He was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1910 and he was assigned as chief gunnery officer on the battleship Katori. From January 1913 to April 1915, Nagano was a language officer in the United States, during which time he studied at Harvard Law School. In the Royal Navy, United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, a lieutenant commander (lieutenant-commander or Lt Cdr in the RN) is a commissioned officer superior to a lieutenant and inferior to a commander. ... The IJN Katori (香取) was a pre-dreadnought class battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by Vickers shipyards, in the United Kingdom. ... Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ...

During World War I, Nagano served as executive officer on the cruisers Nisshin and cruiser Iwate. He was promoted to captain in 1918, and received his first command, the cruiser Hirado in 1919. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... While Executive officer literally refers to a person responsible for the performance of duties involved in running an organization, the exact meaning of the role is highly variable, depending on the organization. ... Nisshin (Jp:日進), also transliterated as Nissin, was a Kasuga-class armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy designed and built by Ansaldo in Italy, where the type was known as the Garibaldi class. ... The Iwate (岩手) was an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ... IJN Hirado (平戸) was the third vessel in the Chikuma class of 2nd class light cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...

From December 1920, Nagano was assigned as a military attaché to the [United States, in which capacity he attended the Washington Naval Conference. He returned home in November 1923, although he returned to the United States on official visits in 1927 and 1933. He was promoted to rear admiral the month following his return to Japan. A military attaché is a military expert who is part of a diplomatic mission. ... The Washington Naval Conference was a diplomatic conference, called by the administration of President Warren G. Harding and held in Washington, D.C. from 12 November 1921 to 6 February 1922. ... The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ...

In February 1924, Nagano was Chief of the Third Section (Intelligence) of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff. He commanded the 3rd Battleship Division in December 1924, and the 1st China Expeditionary Fleet from April 1925. In December 1927, he was promoted to vice admiral. From 1928-1929, Nagano was commandant of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and from 1930-1931 served as Vice Chief of the Navy General Staff, in which capacity he attended the Geneva Naval Conference. He also attended the London Naval Conference of 1930. From 1933-1934, he was commander in chief of the Yokosuka Naval District. The Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff or Gunreibo Socho, was in charge of Imperial Japanese Navy planning and operations. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... The Geneva Naval Conference was a conference held to discuss naval arms limitation, held in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1927. ... There were three major international naval conferences in London, the first in 1908-09, the second in 1930 and the third in 1935. ...

Osami Nagano as portrayed on Time Magazine, February 14 1943

Nagano achieved the rank of admiral on 1 March 1934, and was appointed to the Supreme War Council. Nagano subsequently served as the chief naval delegate to the London Naval Conference of 1935. Japan withdrew in protest from the 1935 London Conference after it was denied naval parity with the United States and Great Britain. “TIME” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Admiral (disambiguation). ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Supreme War Council was de-facto inner cabinet of Japan prior and during World War II. Among memberes were Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of War, the Minister of the Navy, the chiefs of the General Staffs of both the Army and the Navy. ... There were three major international naval conferences in London, the first in 1908-09, the second in 1930 and the third in 1935. ...

Nagano was appointed Navy Minister under Prime Minister Koki Hirota in 1936, and was appointed Commander in Chief of Combined Fleet in 1937. The Japanese Naval Ministry was established at the end of the 19th century, along with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). ... Emblem of the Office of Prime Minister of Japan Kantei, Official residence of PM The Prime Minister of Japan ) is the usual English-language term used for the head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime Minister of the Cabinet. ... Koki Hirota Koki Hirota (広田 弘毅 Hirota Kōki, February 14, 1878–December 23, 1948) was a Japanese politician and the 32nd Prime Minister of Japan from March 9, 1936 to February 2, 1937. ... Combined Fleet was the ocean-going branch of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which was ruled under General Staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy (e. ...

In 1941, Nagano became Chief of the Imperial Japanese Naval General Staff. Although he was a proponent of the Nanshin-ron, he was against war with the United States; he concluded that if Japan were able to take over British and Dutch colonies in Asia without directly attacking the United States, the isolationist factions with the American government would prevent the United States from declaring war against Japan. However, he entrusted too much of strategic planning to his staff officers, including Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, essentially giving away control of the navy to his subordinates.^[4] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto ) (4 April 1884 – 18 April 1943) was Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II, graduate of Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and an alumnus of U.S. Naval War College and Harvard University (1919–1921). ...

In this capacity, he adopted Admiral Yamamoto's plan of attack against the United States Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor in case diplomatic negotiations failed and Japan and the United States eventually went to war. He supported the decision to wage war against the United States, Great Britain and the Netherlands. Nagano subsequently ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) is part of the US Navy. ... This article is about the harbor in Hawaii. ... This article is about the actual attack. ...

Nagano was promoted to fleet admiral in 1943. By 1944, however, Japan had suffered serious military setbacks and Nagano had lost the confidence of Emperor Hirohito.^[5] With the emperor's approval, Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and Navy Minister Shigetaro Shimada removed Nagano from his post and replaced him with Shimada. Nagano spent the remainder of the war as an advisor to the government. Arrested by the American Occupation forces in 1945, Nagano was charged with “Class A” war criminal charges before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. When interrogated by United States naval officers he was described as "thoroughly cooperative", "keenly alert", "intelligent", and "anxious to develop American friendship".^[6] He died of a heart attack due to complications arising from pneumonia in Sugamo Prison in Tokyo before the conclusion of the trial in 1947. Fleet Admiral ) was the highest rank in the prewar Imperial Japanese Navy. ... Hirohito (裕仁), the Shōwa Emperor (昭和天皇), (April 29, 1901 - January 7, 1989) reigned over Japan from 1926 to 1989. ... Hideki Tojo (KyÅ«jitai: 東條 英機; Shinjitai: 東条 英機;  ) (December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II, from October 18, 1941 to July 22, 1944. ... The Japanese Naval Ministry was established at the end of the 19th century, along with the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). ... Shigetaro Shimada Shigetaro Shimada (嶋田繁太郎 Shimada Shigetaro) (September 24, 1883 – June 7, 1976) was one of the leading members of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Was graduated from Naval Academy. ... Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP) was the title for Douglas MacArthur during the Occupation of Japan following WWII. The title did belong to Dwight David Eisenhower during WWII, however, he had nothing to do with the attacks on Japan. ... A war crime is a punishable offense, under international (criminal) law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), also known as the Tokyo Trials, the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal or simply as the Tribunal, was convened to try the leaders of the Empire of Japan for three types of crimes: Class A (crimes against peace), Class B (war crimes... Heart attack redirects here. ... This article is about human pneumonia. ... Sugamo Prison (Sugamo Kōchi-sho,KyÅ«jitai:巢鴨拘置所,Shinjitai:巣鴨拘置所) was built in the 1920s for political prisoners, using the prisons of Europe as a model. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ...

Naval career

• Midshipman - 13 December 1900
• Ensign - 18 January 1902
• Sublieutenant - 26 September 1903
• Lieutenant - 12 January 1905
• Lieutenant Commander - 1 December 1910
• Commander - 1 December 1914
• Captain - 1 December 1918
• Rear Admiral - 1 December 1923
• Vice Admiral - 1 December 1927
• Admiral - 1 March 1934
• Fleet Admiral - 21 June 1943

References

Books

• D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. Devin-Adair Pub. ISBN 0-8159-5302-X. 
• Dull, Paul S. (1978). A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-097-1. 
• Parshall, Johnathan (2005). Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway. Potomac Books. ISBN 1574889230. 

External links

• Chen, Peter. Nagano Osami. World War II Database. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
• Nishida, Hiroshi. Materials of IJN: Nagano, Osami. Imperial Japanese Navy. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
• United States Strategic Bombing Survey. Interrogations of Japanese officials. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
• Time Magazine, Feb 15 1943

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