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Marquis Daigo Tadashige commanded Submarine Squadron 5 at the
start of the Pacific War. He was later promoted to vice admiral and
command of Eastern Attack Group
which carried out midget submarine
and merchant shipping attacks on the east coast of Australia. He was given command of 6 Fleet in May 1945 and served in
this post to the end of the war.
Daigo was held responsible for a massacre at Pontianac and executed by the Dutch in 1947.
| 1891-10-15 |
born | |
| 1912-7-17 | Midshipman |
Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 17th in a class of 144. Assigned to CA Adzuma |
| 1913-5-1 | BB Shikishima | |
| 1913-12-1 | Ensign | |
| 1914-1-15 | CA Tokiwa | |
| 1915-12-7 | 1 Naval District |
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| 1915-12-13 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
Gunnery School Basic Course |
| 1916-6-1 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1916-10-14 | House of Peers |
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| 1916-12-1 | Kongo | |
| 1917-4-1 | DD Urakaze | |
| 1917-12-1 | Submarine Division 4 |
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| 1918-11-2 | Submarine Division 13 |
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| 1918-12-1 | Lieutenant | Torpedo School Advanced Course |
| 1919-12-1 | Commander, Submarine Division 12 |
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| 1920-12-1 | SS-26 | |
| 1921-7-1 | Commander, SS-27 | |
| 1922-3-15 | Instructor, Submarine School | |
| 1922-4-15 | Staff, Training Fleet | |
| 1923-3-20 | AM Aso | |
| 1923-5-15 | Commander, SS-57 | |
| 1924-5-10 | CA Asama | |
| 1924-10-27 | 2 Naval District |
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| 1924-12-1 | Lieutenant commander |
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| 1925-1-15 | Chief equipping officer, Ro-64 | |
| 1925-4-30 | Commander, Ro-64 | |
| 1925-12-1 | Staff, 1 Naval District |
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| 1926-11-16 | Yamashiro | |
| 1929-11-30 | Commander | Instructor, Torpedo School |
| 1932-12-1 | Commander, Submarine Division 9 |
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| 1933-11-15 | Commander, Submarine Division 19 |
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| 1934-11-15 | Captain | Commander, Yubari |
| 1935-5-25 | Commander, Naka | |
| 1935-11-15 | Commander, Kuma | |
| 1936-12-1 | Commander, Iwate |
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| 1937-12-1 | Commander, Takao | |
| 1938-6-3 | Commander, Ashigara | |
| 1938-12-1 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1938-12-15 | Aide-de-campe | |
| 1940-11-15 | Rear admiral |
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| 1941-10-20 | Commander, Submarine Squadron 5 | |
| 1942-7-14 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1942-8-20 | 2 Naval District |
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| 1942-8-31 | Commander, Kure
Submarine Squadron |
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| 1943-4-1 | Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 |
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| 1943-11-1 | Vice admiral |
Assist Staff, 2 Southern Expeditionary
Fleet |
| 1943-11-8 | Commander, 22 Base Unit |
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| 1944-8-23 | Schoolmaster, Submarine School |
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| 1945-5-1 | Commander, 6 Fleet |
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| 1945-9-15 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1945-9-25 | Retires |
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| 1947-12-6 | Executed for war crimes |
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