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Nakazawa Tasuku held a number of high staff positions and briefly commanded an air fleet late in the war. He argued passionately for permitting Combined Fleet to carry out the Sho-go operation against the overwhelming strength of the American Pacific Fleet rather than become a fleet-in-being, as some in the Army wished.
| 1894-6-28 | born | |
| 1915-12-16 |
Midshipman |
Armored cruiser Adzuma |
| 1916-8-22 | CL Chikuma | |
| 1916-12-1 | Ensign | |
| 1918-4-6 | BB Ise | |
| 1918-12-1 | Lieutenant junior grade |
Torpedo School Basic Course |
| 1919-5-23 | Gunnery School Basic Course |
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| 1919-12-1 | Armored cruiser Tokiwa |
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| 1920-6-2 | DD Kashi |
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| 1920-12-9 | DD Sugi |
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| 1921-12-1 | Lieutenant | Torpedo School Advanced Course |
| 1922-12-1 | DD Hishi |
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| 1923-5-1 | Armored cruiser Asama |
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| 1924-4-10 | Executive officer, DD-15 |
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| 1924-12-1 | Staff, Submarine Squadron 1 |
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| 1925-12-1 | Naval College "A" Course |
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| 1927-12-1 | Lieutenant commander |
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| 1928-12-10 | Commander, DD Asagao |
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| 1929-11-30 | Staff, 2 Fleet |
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| 1930-11-15 | Staff, 1 Fleet |
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| 1932-1-11 | Naval attaché, United States |
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| 1932-12-1 | Commander | |
| 1934-3-10 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1936-11-2 | Staff, Combined Fleet |
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| 1936-12-1 | Captain | |
| 1937-12-1 | Chief, S2, N1, Navy General Staff |
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| 1940-10-15 | Commander, CA Ashigara |
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| 1941-7-25 | Chief of staff, 5 Fleet |
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| 1942-11-1 | Rear admiral |
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| 1942-12-10 | Director, Bureau of Personnel, Navy Ministry |
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| 1943-6-15 | Chief, N1, Navy General Staff |
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| 1944-12-5 | Staff, 2 Air Fleet |
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| 1944-12-20 | Commander, 21 Air Flotilla |
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| 1945-2-5 | Commander, Taiwan Air Group |
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| 1945-5-10 | Chief of staff, 1 Air Fleet |
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| 1945-6-15 | Chief of staff, Takao Guard District |
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| 1945-11-1 | Vice admiral |
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| 1946-4-30 | Retires | |
| 1977-12-22 | Dies |
References
Cutler (1994)The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2012-2013 by Kent G-Budge-Index
