Shigetarō Shimada
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| Born | September 24, 1883 Tokyo, Empire of Japan |
| Died | June 7, 1976 (aged 92) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1904–1945 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
Tama, Hiei 7th Submarine Division, 3rd NGS Division Intelligence, 1st NGS Division Operations, Navy General Staff, IJN 2nd Fleet, China Area Fleet, Kure Naval District, Yokosuka Naval District, Navy Ministry |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War, Battle of Tsushima, Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II |
| Awards | Order of the Golden Kite (2nd class), Order of the Sacred Treasures (1st class), Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) |
| Other work |
Minister of the Navy Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff |
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.
A native of Tokyo, Shimada graduated from the 32nd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1904. He was ranked 27th out of 192 cadets. One of his classmates was the famous admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.
Shimada served his midshipman duty aboard the submarine tender Karasaki, and the cruiser Izumi, participating in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.
After his commissioning as an ensign on 31 August 1905, he was assigned to the cruisers Niitaka and Otowa, and was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 28 September 1907. After his promotion to lieutenant on 11 October 1909, he served on the battlecruiser Tsukuba and battleship Settsu.
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