Jisaburō Ozawa
Vice-Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa (小沢 治三郎, Ozawa Jisaburō, October 2, 1886 – November 9, 1966) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was the last Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet.[1] Ozawa has been noted for his unusual height for a Japanese man of his time period, measuring in at over 6 feet (1.8 m) tall,[2] although his exact height has not been reliably reported.[3]
Ozawa as Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Expeditionary Force, November 16, 1941 at Saigon.
Jisaburō Ozawa | |
|---|---|
 Vice Admiral Ozawa Jisaburō (1940-45) | |
| Native name | 小沢 治三郎 |
| Nickname(s) | "Gargoyle"[1] |
| Born | October 2, 1886 Koyu District, Miyazaki, Japan |
| Died | November 9, 1966 (aged 80) Japan |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Empire of Japan |
| Service/ |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1909–1945 |
| Rank |  Vice Admiral |
| Battles/wars | |
Notes
- Parshall, Jonathan. "Jisaburo Ozawa". Combinedfleet.com.
- Gluck, Jay (1965). Ukiyo: Stories of "the Floating World" of Postwar Japan. Vanguard Press. p. 9.
[Ozawa's] physical stature, over six feet, was massive for a Japanese [--]
- Wikipedia may have played a role in spreading an unverified claim that Ozawa was 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall. See Wikipedia:List of citogenesis incidents § Ozawa.
Further reading
- 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.
- Frank, Richard (2001). Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-100146-1.
- Sheftall, M.G. (2005). Blossoms in the Wind: Human Legacies of the Kamikaze. NAL Caliber. ISBN 0-451-21487-0.
- Spector, Ronald (1985). Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japan. Vintage. ISBN 0-394-74101-3.
External links
- Post-war interrogations on 16 October 1945 and 30 October 1945
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