Yamaya Tanin
Yamaya Tanin | |
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Morioka, Iwate, Japan | |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Years of service | 1886–1923 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Atkitsushima, Kasagi, Chitose, Weapons and Mobilization Bureau, Naval War College, Naval Personnel Bureau, 3rd Squadron, Vice-chief of Navy General Staff, 2nd Fleet, 1st Fleet, Combined Fleet, Yokosuka Naval District, Naval Councillor |
Battles/wars |
Yamaya Tanin (山屋 他人, April 18, 1866 – September 10, 1940) was a naval theorist and admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early twentieth century. He was a great-grandfather of Japanese Empress Masako through her mother's lineage.
Biography
Early life and career
Yamaya was the son of a
During the
Yamaya was promoted to commander in September 1899. In October 1903, he received his first command, of the cruiser Akitsushima.
During the Russo-Japanese War, he commanded Akitsushima during the Battle of the Yellow Sea on August 10, 1904. Promoted to captain in January 1905 Yamaya then commanded the cruiser Kasagi during the crucial Battle of Tsushima on May 26, 1905. In June, he was appointed chief-of-staff of the IJN 4th Fleet, and in December was chief-of-staff of the IJN 2nd Fleet.
After the war, Yamaya was appointed captain of the cruiser Chitose in January 1907. He was promoted to rear admiral in December 1909. and served as commandant of the Naval Staff College from September 1909 where he expanded on the theories of Admiral Akiyama Saneyuki, and as head of the Personnel Bureau at the Ministry of the Navy from April 1911. Promoted to vice admiral on December 1, 1913, he returned for a second time as commandant of the Naval Staff College.
World War I
In August 1914, Yamaya was assigned to command the South Seas Squadron (consisting of the cruisers Asama, Kurama and Tsukuba) upon the outbreak of World War I patrolling for German warships of the East Asia Squadron in the South Pacific from October to December 1914. Under his command, Japanese forces occupied the former German colonies of Yap and the Caroline Islands.[2] He was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal by the United States government for his contributions to the Allied effort in World War I.[3]
Recalled to Japan the following year, Yamaya was appointed Vice Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff, where he served until 1918, when he was given command of the 2nd Fleet.[4]
Appointed a full
Yamaya retired in March 1936 and died in 1940.
Decorations
- 1895 – Order of the Sacred Treasure, 6th class [5]
- 1895 – Order of the Golden Kite, 5th class [6]
- 1904 – Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class [7]
- 1914 - Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd class [8]
- 1915 – Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun[9]
References
- Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992). Encyclopedia of Military Biography. I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 1-85043-569-3.
- Evans, David; ISBN 0-87021-192-7.
- Schencking, J. Charles (2005). Making Waves: Politics, Propaganda, And The Emergence Of The Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868-1922. Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4977-9.
- Peattie, Mark R. (1992). Nan'yō: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese in Micronesia, 1885-1945 (Pacific Islands Monograph Series). Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1480-0.
- Fukagawa, Hideki (1981). (陸海軍将官人事総覧 (陸軍篇)) Army and Navy General Personnel Directory (Army). Tokyo: Fuyo Shobo. ISBN 4829500026.
- Hata, Ikuhiko (2005). (日本陸海軍総合事典) Japanese Army and Navy General Encyclopedia. Tokyo: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 4130301357.
Notes
- ISBN 0-87021-192-7. Page 538
- ^ Peattie. Nan'Yo: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese in Micronesia.
- ^ [1] Archived 2008-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Home of Heroes homepage
- ^ [2] Axis History Factbook
- ^ 『官報』第3727号「叙任及辞令」November 29, 1895
- ^ 『官報』第3727号「叙任及辞令」November 29, 1895
- ^ 『官報』第6426号「叙任及辞令」November 30, 1904
- ^ 『官報』第700号「叙任及辞令」December 1, 1914
- ^ 『官報』第2612号「叙任及辞令」March 15, 1916