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...

professional wrestler Shirō Toyoda (1906–1977), Japanese film director Soemu Toyoda (1885–1957), Japanese admiral of World War II Teijirō Toyoda (1885–1961), Japanese...

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...

invasion of the Philippines. Vice-Admiral Ozawa then reported to Admiral Toyoda, Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, of the impossibility for the...

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...

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...

: 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Yamamoto Osami Nagano Mineichi Koga Isoroku Yamamoto Koshiro Oikawa Soemu Toyoda Teijirō Toyoda Mitsumasa Yonai Saito Makoto Kantarō Suzuki Chuichi Nagumo Shigetarō...

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...

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...

Minister Korechika Anami and Chief of Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff, Soemu Toyoda, Umezu opposed surrender in August 1945; he believed that the military...

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...

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...

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...

1865) September 21 – King Haakon VII of Norway (b. 1872) September 22 – Toyoda Soemu, Japanese admiral (b. 1885) October 3 – Lőrinc Szabó, Hungarian poet...

Navy: Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai Chief of the Army General Staff: General Yoshijirō Umezu Chief of the Navy General Staff: Admiral Soemu Toyoda Gozen Kaigi...

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...

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...

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...

the Combined Fleet as Chief of Staff under commander-in-chief Admiral Soemu Toyoda in November 1944. His final assignment was command of the 5th Air Fleet...

Zengo 15 November 1940 Shimada Shigetarō 15 November 1940 Toyoda Teijirō 4 April 1941 Toyoda Soemu 18 September 1941 Kondō Nobutake 29 April 1943 Takasu Shirō...

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...

(1888–1947) Takarabe Takeshi (1867–1949) Sadatoshi Tomioka (1897–1970) Soemu Toyoda (1885–1957) Matome Ugaki (1890–1945) Tamon Yamaguchi (1892–1942) Isoroku...

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...