Nobutake Kondō
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Admiral Nobutake Kondō
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| Born | 25 September 1886 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | 19 February 1953 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1907-1945 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
Kako, Kongō Southern Force, Southern Force Main Body, 2nd Fleet, 1st NGS Division Operations, IJN 5th Fleet, Naval General Staff, IJN 2nd Fleet, 4th Cruiser Division, China Area Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
Second Sino-Japanese War * Hainan Island Operation * Swatow Operation World War II * Battle of Midway * Indian Ocean Raid * New Guinea campaign * Guadalcanal campaign * Solomon Islands campaign |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun (2nd class) Order of the Golden Kite (1st class and 3rd class) Order of the Sacred Treasure (3rd class) |
| Other work | Supreme War Council (Japan) |
Nobutake Kondō (近藤 信竹 Kondō Nobutake?, 25 September 1886 – 19 February 1953), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. As commander of IJN 2nd Fleet, the Navy's principal detached force for independent operations, Kondō was regarded as second in importance only to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.
Kondō was a native of Osaka. He graduated at the head of his class of 172 cadets from the 35th session of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy in 1907. As a midshipman he served on the cruiser Itsukushima and battleship Mikasa. After his commissioning as ensign, he was assigned to the cruiser Aso, destroyer Kisaragi and battleship Kongō. From 1912-1913, he was a naval attaché to the United Kingdom. After his return to Japan, he served briefly on the Fusō, then in a number of staff positions throughout World War I. From 1916-1917, he was chief Gunnery Officer on Akitsushima.
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