Nishizo Tsukahara
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| Nishizo Tsukahara | |
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| April 3, 1887 – January 10, 1966 | |
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| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War II oBattle of the Philippines (1941-42) oNew Guinea campaign oGuadalcanal campaign oSolomon Islands campaign |
Nishizo Tsukahara, April 3, 1887 – January 10, 1966, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. From September 10, 1941 until October 1, 1942, he commanded the 11th Air Fleet (also called the Base Air Force), headquartered at Tinian that was involved in the invasion of the Philippines and then later supported Japanese offensives in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands from Rabaul, New Britain and other locations. On August 8, 1942, after the Allied landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi he moved to Rabaul to more closely direct air attacks against Allied forces around Guadalcanal.[1] At Rabaul, Tsukahara was placed in command of all naval forces in the New Guinea and Solomon Islands' area as well as the 11th Air Fleet in what was called the Southeast Area command.[2] He later fell ill and was replaced by Jinichi Kusaka on October 8, 1942. After recovering from illness, Tsukahara was commander of the Yokosuka Naval District from September 15, 1944 to May 1, 1945.[3]
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- Frank, Richard B. (1990). Guadalcanal : The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle. New York: Penguin Group. ISBN 0-14-016561-4.
- Lundstrom, John B. (2005 (New edition)). First Team And the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-472-8.
- Miller, Thomas G. (1969). Cactus Air Force. Admiral Nimitz Foundation. ISBN 0-934841-17-9.
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (1958). The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, vol. 5 of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-58305-7. Online views of selections of the book:[1]
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- Geocities. Vice-Admiral Nishio Tsukahara. Retrieved on December 9, 2006.
- Naval History via Flix. Nishizo Tsukahara. Retrieved on December 8, 2006.
- Nishida, Hiroshi. Imperial Japanese Navy. Retrieved on December 8, 2006.
- U.S. Army Center of Military History. Japanese Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area, Volume II - Part I. Reports of General MacArthur. Retrieved on December 8, 2006.- Translation of the official record by the Japanese Demobilization Bureaux detailing the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy's participation in the Southwest Pacific area of the Pacific War.
- Wendel, Marcus. Axis History Factbook. Retrieved on December 8, 2006.
