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Nobutake Kondō (近藤 信竹, Kondō Nobutake, 25 September 1886 – 19 February 1953) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. As commander of IJN 2nd Fleet, the Navy's principal detached force for independent operations, Kondō was regarded as second in importance only to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto .
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Nobutake Kondō was the commander of the Japanese cruiser Mikuma, one of the four ships in Kurita's Cruiser Division 7. He was involved in the Battle of Midway, where he was wounded and his ship was sunk by U.S. submarines.
Aug 25, 2019 · Learn how Vice Adm. Nobutake Kondō led the Imperial Navy's submarine squadrons to attack Allied shipping in the Guadalcanal supply corridor. Read about the battles, casualties, and challenges of the underwater war in Torpedo Junction.
Nov 3, 2017 · Japanese Admiral Nobutake Kondō split his force into several groups. Using their radar to locate the enemy, the two U.S. battleships opened fire on the northern group at 23:17. Lee ordered a cease fire about five minutes later, after the targets disappeared from his ship's radar.
To settle the matter, the 2nd Fleet commander, Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō, agreed that the navy would concede on the matter of the defense stores, but Ichiki would remain under navy command. 24. A key vulnerability in the Japanese planning process was the underestimation of the U.S. defenses at Midway.
A pro-German Japanese naval officer who served as vice-chief of the Naval Staff and commanded the Second Fleet in World War II. Learn more about his biography, career, and role in the war from The Oxford Companion to World War II.
Nobutake Kondō (近藤 信竹, Kondō Nobutake?, 25 September 1886 – 19 February 1953), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. As commander of IJN 2nd Fleet, the Navy's principal detached force for independent operations, Kondō was regarded as second in importance only to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Kondō was a native of Osaka. He graduated at the head of his ...
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