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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

    Ōnishi was a native of Ashida village (part of present-day Tamb