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Kawano Chimaki (Kono Chimaki according to some
authors) commanded Submarine Squadron 6 when war
broke out.
In July 1942 he personally directed a submarine campaign against Allied shipping from command submarine I-11 in Bass Strait, north of Tasmania. This posed enough of a threat that it forced the Allies to resume convoy operations off Australia. However, the Japanese felt compelled to redeploy their submarines to meet the threat at Guadalcanal later in the year.
| 1892-4-22 | Born | |
| 1914-12-19 |
Midshipman |
Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 4th in a class of 117. Assigned to CL Aso |
| 1915-8-27 | BB Aki |
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| 1915-12-13 | Ensign | |
| 1916-12-1 | CL Yahagi |
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| 1917-12-1 | Lieutenant junior grade |
Gunnery School Basic Course |
| 1918-5-20 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1918-12-1 | DD Tsubaki |
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| 1919-9-25 | CL Adzuma |
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| 1920-8-1 | DD Kawakaze |
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| 1920-12-1 | Lieutenant | Torpedo School Advanced Course |
| 1921-12-1 | Staff, 1 Expeditionary Fleet | |
| 1923-5-1 | CL Isuzu |
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| 1923-12-1 | Staff, Cruiser
Division 5 |
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| 1924-12-1 | Naval College A-Course | |
| 1926-12-1 | Lieutenant
commander |
BB Ise |
| 1928-2-6 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1930-12-1 | Staff, Combined Fleet |
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| 1931-12-1 | Commander | Navy General Staff |
| 1932-3-5 | Trip to Europe, United States |
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| 1932-11-15 | Staff, Bureau of Naval Affairs, Navy
Ministry |
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| 1935-7-1 | Executive officer, CA Ashigara | |
| 1935-11-15 | Captain | Chief, S4, N2, Navy General Staff |
| 1937-12-1 | Commander, CL Naka |
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| 1938-11-15 | Staff, Combined Fleet |
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| 1939-11-15 | Commander, CA Atago | |
| 1940-10-15 | Commander, BB Fuso |
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| 1941-9-15 | Commander, Submarine
Squadron 6 |
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| 1941-10-15 | Rear admiral |
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| 1942-4-26 | Commander, Submarine Squadron 3 |
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| 1943-1-25 | Chief, N4, Navy General Staff |
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| 1944-2-15 | Schoolmaster, Yokosuka Communications School | |
| 1945-5-1 | Vice admiral |
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| 1945-7-20 | Chief Supervisor for Construction and Ordnance, Naval Shipbuidling Command | |
| 1945-8-10 | Kanto and Shinetsu area supervisor, Department of Military Supply | |
| 1945-10-15 | Retires |
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| 1966-1-25 | Dies |
References
Materials of IJN (accessed 2008-4-2)
Stevens (2005; accessed 2013-9-3)
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