Kiyohide Shima
Kiyohide Shima | |
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1st Air Fleet, Takao Guard District | |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Order of the Rising Sun (4th class) Order of the Sacred Treasure (2nd class)[1] |
Kiyohide Shima (志摩 清英, Shima Kiyohide, 25 February 1890 – 7 November 1973) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Biography
A native of
Shima was promoted to lieutenant in 1918, and after taking courses in torpedo warfare and navigation, was assigned as Chief Communications Officer on the battlecruiser Kirishima. In 1921, he graduated from the Naval War College and was promoted to lieutenant commander.
In 1925–1926, Shima was appointed
In 1933, he was promoted to
Pacific War
With the start of the Pacific War, Shima was given a combat command, and led the Tulagi invasion force that occupied Tulagi in the Solomon Islands on 3 May 1942 as part of Operation Mo.
Shima was promoted to
During the
After this disaster, Shima was reassigned to command the
Postwar
In 1959, in response to a letter from 16-year-old Bill Frazer of San Fernando, California, Shima defended his actions and performance in the Battle of Surigao Strait. In particular, Shima found fault with historian James A. Field Jr who, in reference to the utter defeat of Japanese forces in the battle, referred to Shima as "the buffoon of the tragedy."[2]
References
- ^ "Naval History via Flix". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
- ^ a b c Admiral's History Lesson, Jan. 12, 1959, Time magazine
- ^ Axis History Factbook, Wendel, Marcus
Books
- D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. Devin-Adair Pub. ISBN 0-8159-5302-X.
- Dull, Paul S. (1978). A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-097-1.
- Field, James A. (1947). The Japanese at Leyte Gulf;: The Sho operation. Princeton University Press. ASIN B0006AR6LA.
- Lacroix, Eric; Linton Wells (1997). Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-311-3.
- ISBN 0-252-07063-1.
- Sheftall, M.G. (2005). Blossoms in the Wind: Human Legacies of the Kamikaze. NAL Caliber. ISBN 0-451-21487-0.
External links
- Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp (1998–2005). "IJN Minelayer OKINOSHIMA: Tabular Record of Movement". Combinedfleet.com. Retrieved November 20, 2006.
- McCarthy, Dudley (1959). "Volume V – South–West Pacific Area – First Year: Kokoda to Wau". Official Histories – Second World War. Australian War Memorial. Archived from the original on August 27, 2006. Retrieved November 2, 2006.
- Nishida, Hiroshi. "Imperial Japanese Navy". Retrieved 17 August 2022.