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Yoshida was one of the senior admirals of the Japanese Navy,
having served as commander of Combined Fleet in 1937 and as
Navy Minister in 1939. Like his former classmate and close friend Yamamoto, he had been adopted into a prominent Japanese family as a promising heir (his birth name being Yohachi). Yamamoto
said of his appointment as Navy Minister that "He is a good Navy
Minister. We can sleep easily while he is in charge" (Boatner 1996). He was a staunch opponent of the Tripartite Pact, but was hospitalized with heart trouble (which Hotta suggests was actually a suicide attempt) and was forced to resign as Navy Minister just before the arrival of the German negotiators. This cleared the way for the Japanese Navy to support the Pact.
Yamamoto confided the Pearl Harbor
plan to Yoshida in August 1941 as the two discussed the prospect of war
with the United States
(which both opposed.)
Yoshida commanded China Area Fleet during most of 1943.
| 1885-2-14 | Born at Saga Prefecture |
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| 1904-11-14 |
Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 12th in a class of 192. Assigned AS Karasaki Maru |
| 1905-1-3 | CA Kasuga |
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| 1905-8-31 | Ensign | |
| 1906-5-10 | Torpedo Boat Division 5 |
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| 1906-8-7 | AP Anegawa |
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| 1906-11-26 | Gunnery Training Center | |
| 1907-4-15 | Torpedo TrainingCenter | |
| 1907-8-5 | DD Asatsuyu |
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| 1907-9-28 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
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| 1907-10-28 | CA Hashidate |
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| 1908-11-20 | Torpedo School | |
| 1909-4-23 | Training Torpedo Boat Division |
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| 1909-5-25 | 1 Naval
District |
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| 1909-10-11 | Lieutenant | |
| 1909-12-1 | Naval College B-Course | |
| 1910-5-23 | Torpedo School Advanced Course | |
| 1910-12-1 | Commander, Torpedo Boat Division 4 |
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| 1913-12-1 | Naval College A-Course | |
| 1915-12-13 | Lieutenant
commander |
Staff, 3 Fleet |
| 1917-12-1 | 1 Naval District | |
| 1918-4-25 | Instructor, Torpedo School |
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| 1919-11-20 | Staff, Destroyer Squadron 1 |
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| 1919-12-1 | Commander | |
| 1920-6-3 | Staff, Training Fleet | |
| 1921-5-12 | Staff, Naval Education Command |
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| 1923-4-1 | Staff, Education Bureau, Navy Ministry |
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| 1923-11-10 | Chief, S2, Education Bureau, Navy Ministry |
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| 1923-12-1 | Captain | |
| 1924-3-25 | Commander, CL Hirado |
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| 1924-12-1 | Chief of staff, 4 Naval District |
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| 1925-5-15 | Chief, S1, Bureau of Naval Affairs, Navy
Ministry |
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| 1927-12-1 | Commander, BB Kongo |
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| 1928-12-10 | Commander, BB Mutsu |
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| 1929-11-30 | Rear admiral |
Chief, N2, Navy General Staff |
| 1931-12-1 | Chief of staff, Combined Fleet |
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| 1933-9-15 | Director, Bureau of Naval Affairs, Navy Ministry | |
| 1934-11-15 | Vice admiral |
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| 1936-2-1 | Commander, Training Fleet | |
| 1936-12-1 | Commander, 2 Fleet |
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| 1937-12-1 | Commander, Combined Fleet |
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| 1939-8-30 | Navy Minister |
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| 1940-11-15 | Admiral | Navy Counselor |
| 1942-11-10 | Commander, China
Area Fleet |
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| 1943-12-1 | Navy Counselor | |
| 1943-12-14 | Director, Navy College |
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| 1944-3-15 | Navy Counselor | |
| 1944-5-3 | Commander, 1 Naval District | |
| 1944-8-2 | Navy Counselor | |
| 1945-6-1 | Retires | |
| 1966-11-14 | Dies |
References
Materials of IJN (accessed 2009-12-11)
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