Information About ™Chuichi Nagumo |
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Chuichi Nagumo (南雲 忠一, ''Nagumo Chūichi'', March 25 , 1887 – July 6 , 1944 ) was an Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). He was the successful commander of the Attack On Pearl Harbor , but was defeated at the important Battle Of Midway . After graduating from the Japanese Naval Academy in 1908 , he held various commands, including the Naval War College. His specialty was in Torpedo tactics. Through seniority and politics he rose in the IJN, until he gained control of a Japanese Carrier Striking Force (the 1st Carrier Fleet) in April 1941. Many contemporaries and historians have doubted his suitability for this command, given his lack of familiarity with naval aviation. While commanding this force, Nagumo commanded the effective attack on Pearl Harbor, and fought well in the early 1942 Pacific War campaigns. His Indian Ocean Raid , on the British Eastern Fleet , was a success, with the sinking of a British aircraft carrier, two Cruiser s and two Destroyer s, causing Admiral Sir James Somerville to retreat to East Africa . However, he lost four carriers in the turning point of World War II in the Pacific, the Battle Of Midway . This led to much criticism, mainly because many Japanese citizens felt that Nagumo had not put forth a whole-hearted effort during the battle. Afterwards, he commanded carriers in the Battle Of The Eastern Solomons and Battle Of The Santa Cruz Islands , then he was moved to naval base command in Japan in November 1942. He was put again in command of naval forces in March 1944 in the Marianas , and in the final stages of the U.S. capture of Saipan , committed Suicide rather than surrender. EXTERNAL LINKS |