Osami Nagano

Osami Nagano
永野 修身
Osami Nagano (c.1943-45)
Minister of the Navy
Empire of Japan
In office
9 March 1936 – 2 February 1937
MonarchShōwa
Prime MinisterKōki Hirota
Preceded byŌsumi Mineo
Succeeded byYonai Mitsumasa
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
In office
9 April 1941 – 21 February 1944
Prime Minister
Preceded byPrince Fushimi Hiroyasu
Succeeded byShimada Shigetarō
Personal details
Born(1880-06-15)June 15, 1880
Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
DiedJanuary 5, 1947(1947-01-05) (aged 66)[1]
Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Occupied Japan
Awards
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1900–1947
Rank Marshal Admiral
Commands
Battles/warsRusso-Japanese War
World War I
World War II

Osami Nagano (永野 修身, Nagano Osami, June 15, 1880 – January 5, 1947) was a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of the leaders of Japan's military during most of the Second World War. In April 1941, he became Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff. In this capacity, he served as the navy's commander-in-chief in the Asia-Pacific theater of World War II until his removal in February 1944. After the war, he was arrested by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East but died of natural causes in prison during the trial.

  1. ^ Nishida, Imperial Japanese Navy
  2. ^ a b Nagano Osami at navalhistory.flixco.info