Masami Kobayashi
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Admiral Masami Kobayashi
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| Born | 18 June 1890 Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan |
| Died | 7 August 1977 (aged 87) |
| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1910-1944 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Battles/wars |
Second Sino-Japanese War Pacific War |
Masami Kobayashi (小林仁 Kobayashi Masami or Kobayashi Masashi?, 18 June 1890 – 7 August 1977) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. His name was sometimes misspelled as “Marasmi Kobayashi” or “Marashi Kobayashi” by contemporary United States Navy sources. He was an outspoken proponent of the Treaty Faction within the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Kobayashi was a native of Yonezawa, Yamagata, where his father was a farmer. With the assistance of a clique of admirals within the Imperial Japanese Navy from former Yonezawa Domain (including Yamashita Gentarō and Chūichi Nagumo), he entered military preparatory schools and graduated 4th out of 149 cadets from the 38th class of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy. His classmates included Michitaro Totsuka, Takeo Kurita, Rokuzō Sugiyama, Gunichi Mikawa and Aritomo Gotō. After serving on the cruiser Kasuga and battleship Asahi, Kobayashi was sent to the United Kingdom as part of the crew bringing the new battlecruiser Kongō to Japan. After attending the naval artillery and torpedo warfare schools, he served on the destroyer Kisaragi before attending the Naval Staff College in 1916, where he specialized in navigation.
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