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Takijirō Ōnishi

Rear Admiral Ōnishi Takijirō (1939-43)

Native name

大西 瀧治郎

Born(1891-06-02)2 June 1891
Tamba, Hyōgo, Japan
Died16 August 1945(1945-08-16) (aged 54)
Tokyo, Japan
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Service/branchImperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1912–1945
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands heldSasebo Naval Air Group, 2nd Combined Air Group, 1st Combined Air Group, 1st Air Fleet, Vice-chief of Navy General Staff
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War

World War II

Takijirō Ōnishi(大西 瀧治郎, Ōnishi Takijirō, 2 June 1891 – 16 August 1945) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II who came to be known as the father of the kamikaze.

Early career

The Japanese aircraft mother ship Wakamiya, from which the world's first ship-based air raids against German positions in Tsingtau were flown

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