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
1915-12-13
Lieutenant junior grade
GunnerySchool Basic Course
1916-6-1
TorpedoSchool Basic Course
1916-10-14
House of Peers
1916-12-1
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
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
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
1942-8-20
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
1945-9-25
Retires
1947-12-6
Executed for war crimes