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Gensui (Imperial Japanese Navy)

Index Gensui (Imperial Japanese Navy)

was the highest rank in the prewar Imperial Japanese Navy. [1]

30 relations: Admiral of the fleet, Emperor of Japan, Five-star rank, Gensui (Imperial Japanese Army), Grand admiral, Hiroshima, Ijuin Gorō, Imperial Japanese Army, Imperial Japanese Navy, Inoue Yoshika, Isoroku Yamamoto, Itō Sukeyuki, Kagoshima, Katō Tomosaburō, Kōchi Prefecture, Meiji period, Mineichi Koga, Niigata Prefecture, Osami Nagano, Prince Arisugawa Takehito, Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito, Royal Navy, Saga Prefecture, Saigō Jūdō, Shōwa period, Shimamura Hayao, Taishō period, Tōgō Heihachirō, United States Navy.

Admiral of the fleet

An admiral of the fleet or fleet admiral (sometimes also known as admiral of the navy or grand admiral) is a military naval officer of the highest rank.

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Emperor of Japan

The Emperor of Japan is the head of the Imperial Family and the head of state of Japan.

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Five-star rank

A five-star rank is a very senior military rank, first established in the United States in 1944, with a five-star general insignia, and corresponding ranks in other countries.

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Gensui (Imperial Japanese Army)

was the highest title in the pre-war Imperial Japanese military.

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Grand admiral

Grand admiral is a historic naval rank, the highest rank in the several European navies that used it.

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Hiroshima

is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu - the largest island of Japan.

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Ijuin Gorō

Marshal Admiral Baron was a Meiji-period career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun; "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945.

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Imperial Japanese Navy

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun, "Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 until 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's defeat and surrender in World War II.

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Inoue Yoshika

Marshal Admiral Viscount was a career naval officer and admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during Meiji-period Japan.

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Isoroku Yamamoto

was a Japanese Marshal Admiral of the Navy and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II until his death.

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Itō Sukeyuki

Marshal-Admiral Count (20 May 1843 – 16 January 1914) was a Japanese career officer and admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in Meiji-period Japan.

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Kagoshima

is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the south western tip of the island of Kyushu in Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin.

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Katō Tomosaburō

Marshal-Admiral Viscount was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, cabinet minister, and 12th Prime Minister of Japan from 12 June 1922 to 24 August 1923.

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Kōchi Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku.

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Meiji period

The, also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.

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Mineichi Koga

was a Japanese Marshal Admiral and commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet.

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Niigata Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of Japan.

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Osami Nagano

was a Japanese career naval officer and Admiral of the Fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1943.

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Prince Arisugawa Takehito

was the 10th head of a cadet branch of the Japanese imperial family and a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu

was a scion of the Japanese imperial family and was a career naval officer who served as chief of staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1932 to 1941.

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Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito

was the second (and last) head of the Higashifushimi-no-miya, an ōke cadet branch of the Japanese imperial family.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Saga Prefecture

is a prefecture in the northwest part of the island of Kyushu, Japan.

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Saigō Jūdō

Marshal-Admiral The Marquis (1 June 1843 – 18 July 1902) was a Japanese politician and admiral in the Meiji period.

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Shōwa period

The, or Shōwa era, refers to the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Shōwa Emperor, Hirohito, from December 25, 1926 until his death on January 7, 1989.

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Shimamura Hayao

Marshal-Admiral Baron was a Japanese admiral during the First Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars as well as one of the first prominent staff officers and naval strategists of the early Imperial Japanese Navy.

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Taishō period

The, or Taishō era, is a period in the history of Japan dating from July 30, 1912, to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign of the Emperor Taishō.

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Tōgō Heihachirō

Marshal-Admiral The Marquis Tōgō Heihachirō, OM, GCVO (東郷 平八郎; 27 January 184830 May 1934), was a gensui or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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Redirects here:

Admiral of the Fleet (Japan), Japanese Admirals of the Fleet, Marshal (Imperial Japanese Navy), Marshal-Admiral.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gensui_(Imperial_Japanese_Navy)

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