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Second Sino-Japanese War. Bombing of Chongqing. World War II. Pacific War. Battle of Leyte Gulf. Takijirō Ōnishi (大西 瀧治郎, Ōnishi Takijirō, 2 June 1891 – 16 August 1945) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II who came to be known as the father of the kamikaze.
- 大西 瀧治郎
- 2 June 1891, Tamba, Hyōgo, Japan
- Empire of Japan
- 16 August 1945 (aged 54), Tokyo, Japan
Takijirō Ōnishi (大西 瀧治郎, Ōnishi Takijirō, 2 June 1891 – 16 August 1945) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II who came to be known as the father of the kamikaze.
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Kamikaze (神風, pronounced [kamiꜜkaze]; ' divine wind ' or ' spirit wind '), officially Shinpū Tokubetsu Kōgekitai (神風特別攻撃隊, ' Divine Wind Special Attack Unit '), were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who flew suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II ...
Takijirō Ōnishi (大西 瀧治郎, Ōnishi Takijirō?, 2 June 1891 – 16 August 1945) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, who came to be known as the father of the kamikaze. Ōnishi was a native of Ashida village (part of present day Tamba city) in Hyōgo prefecture. He graduated from the 40th class of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy, ranked 20 out of a ...
Takijirō Ōnishi. In this Japanese name, the family name is Ōnishi. Admiral Takijiro Onishi, in pilot's gear. Takijirō Ōnishi (大西瀧治郎, Ōnishi Takijirō, 2 June 1891 – 16 August 1945) was a Vice-Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, who came to known as the father of the kamikaze .
Yukio Seki (関 行男, Seki Yukio, August 29, 1921 – October 25, 1944) was a Japanese naval aviator of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.As a kamikaze pilot, Lieutenant Seki led one of the three fighter groups of the second official kamikaze attack in World War II (the first official attack was an unsuccessful attempt led by Yoshiyasu Kunō [] on October 21, 1944).
The Divine Wind: Japan's Kamikaze Force in World War II. by Captain Rikihei Inoguchi and Commander Tadashi Nakajima with Roger Pineau. Naval Institute Press, 1958, 240 pages. Two former officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy tell their version of the history of the kamikaze attacks. Captain Rikihei Inoguchi served as senior staff officer to ...
