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Shigetarō Shimada (嶋田 繁太郎, Shimada Shigetarō, 24 September 1883 – 7 June 1976) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He also served as Minister of the Navy. He was convicted of waging aggressive war and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Jun 8, 1976 · TOKYO, June 7 (AP)—Adm, Shigetaro Shimada, who was Navy Minister when Japan went to war with the United States in 1941, died in a Tokyo hospital today. He was 92 years old.
Shigetarō Shimada (嶋田 繁太郎, Shimada Shigetarō, 24 September 1883 – 7 June 1976) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He also served as Minister of the Navy. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Admiral in the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II. Minister of the Navy from October 18, 1941 until July 17, 1944. Served as Naval Chief of Staff from February 21, 1944 until July 17, 1944. Charged with War Crimes and tried by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.
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Shigetaro Shimada was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He also served as Minister of the Navy. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Shigetarō Shimada (嶋田 繁太郎, Shimada Shigetarō?, 24 September 1883 – 7 June 1976) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He also served as Navy Minister A native of Tokyo, Shimada graduated from the 32nd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1904.
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Admiral Shigetaro Shimada was a Japanese admiral during World War II. He was tried as a war criminal during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. Shigetaro was represented by John Brannon, his defense attorney.
