Nobutake Kondo
| Surname | Kondo |
| Given Name | Nobutake |
| Born | 25 Sep 1886 |
| Died | 19 Feb 1953 |
| Country | Japan |
| Category | Military-Sea |
| Gender | Male |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseNobutake Kondo was born in Osaka, Japan and had attended the Osaka Prefectural Tennoji High School. He graduated from the Imperial Navy Academy in 1907, ahead of schedule. As a midshipman he served on the cruiser Itsukushima and battleship Mikasa. Upon commissioned an ensign, he was assigned to the cruiser Aso, destroyer Kisaragi, and battleship Kongo. Between 1912 and 1913, he served as a naval attaché to the United Kingdom. Between 1913 and 1919, he served aboard battleship Fuso, aboard Akitsushima as chief gunnery officer, and at various staff positions. After WW1, he attended the Naval War College, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander on 1 Dec 1919. Between 1920 and 1923, he was a member of the Japanese delegation sent to Germany to confirm German adherence to the provision of the Treaty of Versailles. In 1923, after his return from Germany, he served aboard battleship Mutsu. He was promoted to the rank of commander on 1 Dec 1923. Between 1924 and 1925, he was an aide to Crown Prince Hirohito, the future Emperor Showa. In the mid-1920s, he was an instructor at the Japanese Navy Academy. Between 1929 and 1930, he served as the captain of the heavy cruiser Kako. Between 1932 and 1933, he was the captain of the battleship Kongo. On 15 Nov 1933, he was promoted to the rank of rear admiral. In 1935, he was given the role of the chief of staff of the Combined Fleet.
ww2dbaseOn 15 Nov 1937, amidst the Second Sino-Japanese War, Kondo was promoted to the rank of vice admiral. As the commanding officer of the 5th Fleet, he provided naval support for the Japanese conquest of the island of Hainan and coastal regions of Guangdong Province, China. At the start of the Pacific War, he was the commanding officer of the 2nd Fleet, which participated in the invasion of British Malaya, the Philippine Islands, and the Dutch East Indies, as well as the Indian Ocean Raid. During the Battle of Midway, Vice Admiral Kondo commanded the Midway Occupation Force and Covering Group. Subsequently, he played a leading role in the actions in the Solomon Islands, commanding Japanese naval forces present in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons between 23 and 25 Aug 1942, the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands between 26 and 27 Oct, and the naval actions off Guadalcanal in Nov 1942.
ww2dbaseAfter Kondo's series of defeats during the Guadalcanal campaign, he was removed by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto from positions of real authority, though receiving no reprimands. In Oct 1942, he was named Deputy Commander of the Combined Fleet. On 29 Apr 1943, he was promoted to the rank of admiral. He became Commander in Chief of the China Area Fleet in Dec 1943, and held this role until May 1945 when he was appointed to the Supreme War Council.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.
Last Major Revision: Oct 2012
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| 1886年9月25日 | Nobutake Kondo was born in Osaka, Japan. |
| 1907年11月20日 | Nobutake Kondo graduated from the Japanese Navy Academy. |
| 1908年12月25日 | Nobutake Kondo was promoted to the rank of ensign. |
| 1914年11月27日 | Nobutake Kondo graduated from the Japanese Navy gunnery school. |
| 1917年12月1日 | Nobutake Kondo enrolled at the Japanese Naval War College. |
| 1919年12月1日 | Nobutake Kondo, having just graduated from the Japanese Naval War College, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander. |
| 1920年12月7日 | Nobutake Kondo arrived at Germany. |
| 1923年12月1日 | Nobutake Kondo was promoted to the rank of commander. |
| 1924年2月5日 | Nobutake Kondo was named an aide to Crown Prince Hirohito at Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1926年12月1日 | Nobutake Kondo was named the chief of staff of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet. |
| 1927年12月1日 | Nobutake Kondo was promoted to the rank of captain and was named an instructor at the Japanese Naval War College. |
| 1929年11月30日 | Nobutake Kondo was named the commanding officer of heavy cruiser Kako. |
| 1930年6月18日 | Nobutake Kondo was attached to the Navy General Staff. |
| 1932年12月1日 | Nobutake Kongo was named the commanding officer of battleship Kongo. |
| 1933年11月15日 | Nobutake Kondo was promoted to the rank of rear admiral and was named the chief instructor of the Japanese Naval War College. |
| 1935年3月15日 | Nobutake Kondo was named the chief of staff of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet. |
| 1935年12月2日 | Nobutake Kondo was attached to the Navy General Staff. |
| 1937年11月15日 | Nobutake Kondo was promoted to the rank of vice admiral. |
| 1938年12月15日 | Nobutake Kondo was named the commanding officer of the Japanese 5th Fleet. |
| 1939年10月21日 | Nobutake Kondo was named the deputy commander of the Navy General Staff. |
| 1941年9月1日 | Nobutake Kondo was named the commanding officer of the Japanese 2nd Fleet. |
| 1942年8月24日 | A Japanese force centered around carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku sailed down into the Solomon Islands with light carrier Ryujo and cruiser tone operating independently south of the main fleet. At 0415, 19 torpedo bombers and 7 seaplanes were launched to search for American ships. At 1250, the search plane from cruiser Chikuma reported sighting USS Saratoga and USS Enterprise; the search plane was quickly shot down, but the Japanese nevertheless gained an idea of the American position. Shokaku launched 18 dive bombers and Zuikaku launched 9 dive bombers starting at 1300 hours. At 1315, two bombers from Enterprise surprised Shokaku, but the torpedo they launched would fail to hit the Japanese carrier. At 1400 hours, a second strike was launched by Shokaku (9 dive bombers and 3 fighters) and Zuikaku (18 dive bombers and 6 fighters). At around the same time, Battle of the Eastern Solomons crew its first casualty when Ryujo was discovered and fatally damaged by several 1,000-pound bombs. At 1440, the first attack wave from the Japanese carriers attacked Enterprise, scoring three bomb hits (70 were killed, 70 were injured), but the Japanese would lose 18 dive bombers and 6 fighters in the engagement. The second wave failed to locate the American carriers and returned before dark. Japanese warships attempted to engage the US fleet after dark, but the force failed to locate the American fleet, and discontinued the search at 2330 hours. |
| 1943年4月29日 | Nobutake Kondo was promoted to the rank of admiral. |
| 1943年8月9日 | Nobutake Kondo was appointed to the Japanese Supreme War Council. |
| 1943年12月1日 | Nobutake Kondo was named the commanding officer of the Japanese China Area Fleet. |
| 1945年5月15日 | Nobutake Kondo was appointed to the Japanese Supreme War Council. |
| 1945年9月5日 | Nobutake Kondo was transferred to the Japanese Navy Reserve. |
| 1953年2月19日 | Nobutake Kondo passed away. |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
23 Feb 2010 02:38:35 AM
Maybe I'm mistaken, but I remember he was against Yamamoto's plan of invasion of Midway as it was actually conceived, splitting the fleet in two, and he won the battle of Santa Cruz. I think the only responsible of all Japanese defeats from Midway to the end of Gudalcanal is Yamamoto himself, whose fame is fully unjustified.
In fact, he lost when he had a crushing superiority and went on with the same mistakes during the Gudalcanal campaign, a total disaster as strategist and tactician.
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Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 16 Mar 1945
5 Apr 2006 08:09:16 AM
you people need to get a life!