The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia

Yamazake Shigeaki (1893-1980)

Yamazake Shigeaki (Yamasake Shigeaki) was a veteran submariner who commanded Submarine Squadron 2 at the start of the Pacific War. He was transferred to command of Submarine Squadron 1 very early in the war, and reassigned to training duty on 22 October 1942, being relieved by Mito Hisashi.

1893-1-21		born
1913-12-19	Midshipman	Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 20th in a class of 118. Assigned to CL Adzuma
1914-8-11		BB Aki
1914-8-21		CL Kasagi
1914-12-1	Ensign
1915-7-19		BB Kashima
1916-12-1	Lieutenant junior grade	Gunnery School Basic Course
1917-6-1		Torpedo School Basic Course
1917-12-1		Submarine Division 2
1918-9-10		Staff, 2 Special Task Fleet
1918-11-1		DD Yanagi
1919-8-5		Submarine Division 13
1919-11-1		Submarine Division 1
1919-12-1	Lieutenant	Torpedo School Advanced Course
1920-12-1		Commander, SS-4
1920-12-25		SS-27
1921-7-1		SS-19
1921-12-1		Commander, SS-13
1922-5-30		Staff, Submarine Squadron 2
1923-12-1		Naval College A-Course
1925-12-1	Lieutenant commander	Commander, Ro-18
1926-8-20		Commander, Ro-67
1927-11-15		Staff, Submarine Squadron 1
1929-11-5		Instructor, Submarine School
1930-12-1	Commander
1931-12-1		Instructor, Naval College
1934-11-15	Captain	Commander, Submarine Division 4
1935-11-15		Commander, Submarine Division 30
1936-12-20		Instructor, Naval College
1937-10-15		Intelligence officer of Cabinet
1937-11-20		Chief, S1, B-Press, Imperial General Headquarters
1939-5-15		Commander, CL Yakumo
1939-12-27		Chief of staff, Shanghai Area Auxiliary Base Force
1940-10-15		Staff, Combined Fleet
1940-11-15	Rear admiral	Commander, Submarine Squadron 2
1942-4-15		Commander, Submarine Squadron 1
1942-10-22		Navy General Staff
1943-9-15		Schoolmaster, Submarine School
1944-5-1	Vice admiral
1944-7-10		Director, Submarine Division, Navy Ministry
1945-4-15		Director, Special Weapon Division, Navy Ministry
1945-9-20		Retires
1980-12-28		Dies

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