The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Daigo Tadashige (original) (raw)

Marquis Daigo Tadashige commanded Submarine Squadron 5 at the start of the Pacific War. He was later promoted to vice admiral and command of Eastern Attack Groupwhich carried out midget submarineand merchant shipping attacks on the east coast of Australia. He was given command of 6 Fleet in May 1945 and served in this post to the end of the war.

Daigo was held responsible for a massacre at Pontianac and executed by the Dutch in 1947.

1891-10-15

born

1912-7-17

Midshipman

Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 17th in a class of 144. Assigned to CA Adzuma

1913-5-1

BB Shikishima

1913-12-1

Ensign

1914-1-15

CA Tokiwa

1915-12-7

1 Naval District

1915-12-13

Lieutenant junior grade

GunnerySchool Basic Course

1916-6-1

TorpedoSchool Basic Course

1916-10-14

House of Peers

1916-12-1

Kongo

1917-4-1

DD Urakaze

1917-12-1

Submarine Division 4

1918-11-2

Submarine Division 13

1918-12-1

Lieutenant

Torpedo School Advanced Course

1919-12-1

Commander, Submarine Division 12

1920-12-1

SS-26

1921-7-1

Commander, SS-27

1922-3-15

Instructor, Submarine School

1922-4-15

Staff, Training Fleet

1923-3-20

AM Aso

1923-5-15

Commander, SS-57

1924-5-10

CA Asama

1924-10-27

2 Naval District

1924-12-1

Lieutenant commander

1925-1-15

Chief equipping officer, Ro-64

1925-4-30

Commander, Ro-64

1925-12-1

Staff, 1 Naval District

1926-11-16

Yamashiro

1929-11-30

Commander

Instructor, Torpedo School

1932-12-1

Commander, Submarine Division 9

1933-11-15

Commander, Submarine Division 19

1934-11-15

Captain

Commander, Yubari

1935-5-25

Commander, Naka

1935-11-15

Commander, Kuma

1936-12-1

Commander, Iwate

1937-12-1

Commander, Takao

1938-6-3

Commander, Ashigara

1938-12-1

Navy General Staff

1938-12-15

Aide-de-campe

1940-11-15

Rear admiral

1941-10-20

Commander, Submarine Squadron 5

1942-7-14

Navy General Staff

1942-8-20

2 Naval District

1942-8-31

Commander, Kure Submarine Squadron

1943-4-1

Commander, Submarine Squadron 11

1943-11-1

Vice admiral

Assist Staff, 2 Southern Expeditionary Fleet

1943-11-8

Commander, 22 Base Unit

1944-8-23

Schoolmaster, Submarine School

1945-5-1

Commander, 6 Fleet

1945-9-15

Navy General Staff

1945-9-25

Retires

1947-12-6

Executed for war crimes