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Takahashi Ibo (1888-1947)
Takahashi Ibo was a militant officer who supported the decision to switch overall command of the Navy from the Navy Ministry to the Navy General Staff in 1933. He had served as commander of Combined Fleet and was a strong supporter of the decision to "Strike South" (the Centrifugal Offensive.) He seems to have been about to retire in 1940, only to be recalled to active service and command of 3 Fleet at the outbreak of war. He directed amphibious operations against the Philippinesand Netherlands East Indies and was the victor in the Battle of the Java Sea.
Takahashi played the American side in the war games of 2 September 1941. In this rehearsal for war, Takahashi's "American" forces discovered Nagumo's Pearl Harbor Attack Force and sank two of its carriers. This did nothing to deter Yamamoto from carrying out the attack anyway.
He was arrested by the Americans following the surrender as a suspected war criminal, on 2 December 1945.
Service record
| 1888-4-20 | Born | |
|---|---|---|
| 1908-11-21 | Midshipman | Graduates from the Naval Academy, standing 10th in a class of 191. Assigned to CL Soya |
| 1909-8-2 | CL Suma | |
| 1910-1-15 | Ensign | |
| 1910-5-5 | CL Asama | |
| 1911-4-20 | GunnerySchool Basic Course | |
| 1911-8-4 | TorpedoSchool Basic Course | |
| 1911-12-1 | Lieutenant junior grade | |
| 1911-12-20 | DD Nenohi | |
| 1912-12-1 | BB Shikishima | |
| 1913-12-1 | Navy College B Course | |
| 1914-5-27 | Gunnery School Advanced Course | |
| 1914-12-1 | Lieutenant | CL Tone |
| 1916-1-10 | BB Fuso | |
| 1916-12-1 | Adjutant, 1 Naval District | |
| 1917-12-1 | Naval College A Course | |
| 1919-12-1 | Staff, DestroyerSquadron 2 | |
| 1920-8-12 | BB Iwami | |
| 1920-12-1 | Lieutenant commander | |
| 1921-7-1 | Staff, Naval Shipbuilding Command (B1) | |
| 1923-8-13 | Trip to England | |
| 1924-12-1 | Commander | |
| 1926-2-20 | Executive officer, CL Tama | |
| 1926-12-1 | Staff, Naval Shipbuilding Command (S1, B-Adm) | |
| 1929-6-20 | 1 Naval District | |
| 1929-8-20 | Commander, CL Tenryu | |
| 1929-11-12 | Attendant to Plenipotentiary, London Naval Disarmament Conference | |
| 1929-11-30 | Captain | |
| 1930-12-1 | Adjutant, Department of Navigation | |
| 1932-12-1 | Commander, CA Atago | |
| 1933-11-15 | Commander, BB Kirishima | |
| 1934-11-15 | Navy General Staff | |
| 1935-3-1 | Chief of staff, 3 Naval District | |
| 1935-11-15 | Rear admiral | Chief, N2, Navy General Staff |
| 1937-11-15 | Chief of staff, Combined Fleet | |
| 1939-11-15 | Vice admiral | Commander, Mako Guard District |
| 1941-4-10 | Commander, 3 Fleet | |
| 1942-3-10 | Commander, 2 Southern Expeditionary Fleet | |
| 1942-11-10 | Commander, 2 Naval District | |
| 1943-6-21 | Navy General Staff | |
| 1944-12-20 | Retires | |
| 1945-12-2 | Arrested as war criminal | |
| 1947-3-18 | Dies |
References
Materials of IJN (accessed 2007-12-5)
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