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Kikumatsu Tanaka | |
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 Tanaka Kikumatsu | |
| Born | October 27, 1895 Nagaoka, Niigata, Empire of Japan |
| Died | October 7, 1964 (aged 68) Tokyo |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service | Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1916–1945 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | Japanese cruiser Abukuma, Japanese cruiser Kumano |
| Alma mater | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy |
| Other work | writer |
Tanaka Kikumatsu (田中菊松,たなかきくまつ,January 27, 1895 - October 7, 1964) was a Japanese naval officer. His final rank was Rear Admiral.
career
editBorn in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture (formerly Oguni-machi, Kariwa-Gun), he graduated from the Naval Academy in December 1915, and became an ensign in December 1916. In December 1922, he became chief gunnery officer of the destroyer Urakaze; in December 1925, he became an instructor and adjutant at the Gunnery School; in November 1929, he graduated from the Naval War College.
In December 1937, Captain of the light cruiser “Abukuma”, and in May 1941, Captain of the heavy cruiser “Kumano”.
During the Pacific War, he participated in the Malayan campaign, the Battle of Sunda Strait, the Indian Ocean Raid, the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, and the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands.
In May,1943, Rear Admiral.
On November 17, 1944, Tanaka became Commander of the 21st Special Ground Forces Group(Surabaya).
On September 15, 1945,Rear Admiral Tanaka signed the surrender a representative of the Japanese Navy. Allied military representatives are Rear Admiral W.R. Patterson, Commander of the British 5th Cruiser Squadron, Acting Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Southeast Asia, on the British ship HMS Cumberland while anchored in Batavia Harbor.[1]
Rear Admiral Tadashi Maeda is a subordinate of Commander Rear Admiral Tanaka.
References
edit- Editing Toyama Misao,『陸海軍将官人事総覧 海軍篇』,Fuyo-Shobo,1981.
- Fukukawa Hideki,『日本海軍将官辞典』,Fuyo-Shobo,2000.
- Kai-gun Rekishihozonkai,『日本海軍史』,第7巻、第9巻、第10巻、発売:第一法規出版、1995年.
- ^ "21st Special Base Force｜Post-World War Two Demobilization and Repatriation". www.jacar.go.jp. Retrieved 2024-08-20.