Saburō Hyakutake

Saburō Hyakutake
Japanese Admiral Saburō Hyakutake
Born	June 3, 1872 Saga Prefecture, Japan
Died	October 30, 1963(1963-10-30) (aged 91) Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1894–1928
Rank	Admiral
Battles/wars	First Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War
Awards	Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure
Other work	Grand Chamberlain of Japan (1936–1944)

Saburō Hyakutake (Japanese: 百武三郎) (June 3, 1872 – October 30, 1963) was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral.

Biography

Hyakutake was born in Saga Prefecture. His younger brothers Gengo and Harukichi also became high ranking military officers.

Hyakutake was a graduate of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and the Naval War College. He was a veteran of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). He was Grand Chamberlain of Japan (1936–1944). He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure.^[1]

Bibliography

• Asian Historical Document Center "常備艦隊及附属艦船乗員表" (List of Crewmen of the Standing Fleet and Attached Vessels),（ref:C06061767700）.
• Fukukawa Hideki『日本海軍将官辞典』(Dictionary of Japanese Naval Officers), Fuyōshobō, 2000.
• Hando Kazutoshi and others "歴代海軍大将全覧" (Complete List of All Admirals of the Japanese Navy), Chūō Kōron Shinsha、2005.
• Hata Ikuhiko, ed. "日本陸海軍総合事典 第2版" (Comprehensive Encyclopedia of the Imperial Japanese Navy and Army, Second Edition), Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai, 2005.
• Toyama Misao, ed. "陸海軍将官人事総覧 海軍篇" (Personnel Sourcebook on Japanese Military Officers, Navy Edition), Fuyōshobō, 1981.

References

External links

• Media related to Saburō Hyakutake at Wikimedia Commons