Soemu Toyoda (豊田 副武, Toyoda Soemu, 22 May 1885 – 22 September 1957) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. Toyoda was born in what...
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professional wrestler Shirō Toyoda (1906–1977), Japanese film director Soemu Toyoda (1885–1957), Japanese admiral of World War II Teijirō Toyoda (1885–1961), Japanese...
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not announced until May 1944 when he was formally replaced by Admiral Soemu Toyoda. From page 20 of I Was A Kamikaze, by Ryuji Nagatsuka: After describing...
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late 1944 but resigned in May 1945 and was replaced by an Ōita native Toyoda Soemu in an attempt to soften down the Imperial Japanese Army's Ōita-born leadership...
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invasion of the Philippines. Vice-Admiral Ozawa then reported to Admiral Toyoda, Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, of the impossibility for the...
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古賀峯一 (1885–1944) 21 May 1943 31 March 1944 † 315 days 23 Toyoda, SoemuAdmiral Toyoda Soemu 豊田副武 (1885–1957) 3 May 1944 29 May 1945 1 year, 26 days 24...
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: The U.S. Naval bombardment of Saipan begins. In response, Admiral Toyoda Soemu, commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy, orders his fleet to...
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Fleet Commander-in-chief 1 December 1937 - 15 November 1938 Succeeded by Toyoda Soemu Preceded by Katō Takayoshi Kure Naval District Commander-in-chief 15...
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Yamamoto was succeeded by Admiral Mineichi Koga (1943–44) and Admiral Soemu Toyoda (1944–45). The General Staff (参謀本部, Sanbō Honbu) of the Imperial Japanese...
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District Acting Commander-in-chief 21 April 1943 – 21 May 1943 Succeeded by Toyoda Soemu Preceded by Takasu Shirō Southwest Area Fleet Commander-in-chief 18 June...
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the 27th infantry Division to land on Saipan on 20 June. Once Admiral Soemu Toyoda, Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, was certain that Saipan was...
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15, 1935 – November 16, 1936 Succeeded by Iwamura Seiichi Preceded by Toyoda Soemu Naval Affairs Bureau Director October 20, 1937 – October 18, 1939 Succeeded by...
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Yamamoto Osami Nagano Mineichi Koga Isoroku Yamamoto Koshiro Oikawa Soemu Toyoda Teijirō Toyoda Mitsumasa Yonai Saito Makoto Kantarō Suzuki Chuichi Nagumo Shigetarō...
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Commander-in-Chief Dates Previous Post Next Post Notes 1 Vice-Admiral Toyoda Soemu 豊田副武 20 October 1937 15 November 1938 Commander-in-chief 2nd Fleet 2...
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Albania, consort of William of Wied, Prince of Albania (d. 1936) May 22 – Toyoda Soemu, Japanese admiral (d. 1957) May 24 – Susan Sutherland Isaacs, English...
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Koshirō 及川古志郎 (1883–1958) 2 August 1944 29 May 1945 300 days 18 Soemu, ToyodaAdmiral Toyoda Soemu 豊田副武 (1885–1957) 29 May 1945 15 October 1945 139 days...
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1865) September 21 – King Haakon VII of Norway (b. 1872) September 22 – Toyoda Soemu, Japanese admiral (b. 1885) October 3 – Lőrinc Szabó, Hungarian poet...
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1940 27 Hibino Masaharu Vice Admiral 15 April 1940 18 September 1941 28 Toyoda Soemu Admiral 18 September 1941 10 November 1942 29 Takahashi Ibō Vice Admiral...
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Fleet Chief-of-staff 1 December 1931 - 15 September 1933 Succeeded by Toyoda Soemu Preceded by Katō Takayoshi 2nd Fleet Commander-in-chief 1 December 1936...
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Commander-in-chief 14 June 1905 – 20 December 1905 Fleet dissolved, post next held by Toyoda Soemu Preceded by Kamimura Hikonojō 2nd Fleet Commander-in-chief 20 December...
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Army General Staff, Yoshijirō Umezu. Chief of the Navy General Staff, Soemu Toyoda. From November 1937 onward, following Emperor Shōwa's order, the Gunji...
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April 1942 - 15 September 1942 Succeeded by Takasu Shirō Preceded by Toyoda Soemu Kure Naval District Commander-in-chief 10 November 1942 - 21 June 1943...
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Americans would not even come close to the beaches, using kamikazes under Soemu Toyoda to stem the tide. The suicide bombers proved effective, sinking 34 ships...
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Minister Korechika Anami and Chief of Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff, Soemu Toyoda, Umezu opposed surrender in August 1945; he believed that the military...
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Commander-in-Chief Dates Previous Post Next Post Notes 1 Vice-Admiral Toyoda Soemu 豊田副武 20 October 1937 15 November 1938 Commander-in-chief 2nd Fleet 2...
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of Saipan. Instead of attacking the troop transports off Saipan, Admiral Toyoda chose to engage the American carrier forces in what he intended to be the...
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decisive battles of the Pacific war. After the loss of the plans, Admiral Soemu Toyoda, Koga's successor, rewrote the plans in a more aggressive manner and...
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(1888–1947) Takarabe Takeshi (1867–1949) Sadatoshi Tomioka (1897–1970) Soemu Toyoda (1885–1957) Matome Ugaki (1890–1945) Tamon Yamaguchi (1892–1942) Isoroku...
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Province Tōyō Bunko Tōyo, Ehime Tōyō, Kumamoto Toyoake, Aichi Eiji Toyoda Soemu Toyoda Toyohama, Hiroshima Toyohama, Kagawa Toyohashi, Aichi Toyohashi Air...
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Acting Commander Mikawa Gunichi Vice Admiral 21 April 1943 21 May 1943 41 Toyoda Soemu Admiral 21 May 1943 3 May 1944 42 Yoshida Zengo Admiral 3 May 1944 2...
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