Saburō Hyakutake
Japanese Admiral Saburō Hyakutake
BornJune 3, 1872
Saga Prefecture, Japan
DiedOctober 30, 1963(1963-10-30) (aged 91)
Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service/branch Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1894–1928
Rank Admiral
Battles/warsFirst Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War
AwardsOrder of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure
Other workGrand Chamberlain of Japan (1936–1944)

Saburō Hyakutake (Japanese: 百武三郎) (June 3, 1872 – October 30, 1963) was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral.

Biography

Hyakutake was born in Saga Prefecture. His younger brothers Gengo and Harukichi also became high ranking military officers.

Hyakutake was a graduate of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and the Naval War College. He was a veteran of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). He was Grand Chamberlain of Japan (1936–1944). He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure.[1]

Tsuneo Matsudaira, Shigetarō Shimada, Mineichi Koga, and Saburō Hyakutake, aboard Battleship Musashi, 24 June 1943


Bibliography

  • Asian Historical Document Center "常備艦隊及附属艦船乗員表" (List of Crewmen of the Standing Fleet and Attached Vessels),(ref:C06061767700).
  • Fukukawa Hideki『日本海軍将官辞典』(Dictionary of Japanese Naval Officers), Fuyōshobō, 2000.
  • Hando Kazutoshi and others "歴代海軍大将全覧" (Complete List of All Admirals of the Japanese Navy), Chūō Kōron Shinsha、2005.
  • Hata Ikuhiko, ed. "日本陸海軍総合事典 第2版" (Comprehensive Encyclopedia of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Army, Second Edition), Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai, 2005.
  • Toyama Misao, ed. "陸海軍将官人事総覧 海軍篇" (Personnel Sourcebook on Japanese Military Officers, Navy Edition), Fuyōshobō, 1981.

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