Materials of IJN (Ranks - Direct appointed Grade)

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Officers - Direct appointed Grade

Marshal
Admiral	Grand Admiral	Admiralissimus

元帥 Gensui Marshal (Fleet Admiral/FADM, Field Marshal/FM)
Marshal was officially not a rank but an honored title presented by the Empeor for experienced and contributed full General or Admiral. The recipient served as regular for life, seated as member of the Imperial Military Council automatically.

20 Jan 1898, the title Marshal was created by Imperial Order.
30 Nov 1945, Marshal was abolished.

promotion
General	Marshal 20 Jan 1898 - 30 Nov 1945	-
Admiral	Marshal 20 Jan 1898 - 30 Nov 1945	-
change
(creation)	Marshal 20 Jan 1898 - 30 Nov 1945	(abolished)

no	promotion	rank	name	home	class	birth	death	note
1	20 Jan 1898	General	Yamagata, Aritomo 山縣有朋	Yamaguchi		22 leap Apr 1838	1 Feb 1922
2	20 Jan 1898	General	Prince Akihito 彰仁親王			16 Jan 1846	18 Feb 1903
3	20 Jan 1898	General	Oyama, Iwao 大山巖	Kagoshima		10 Oct 1842	4 Dec 1916
4	20 Jan 1898	Admiral	Saigo, Tsugumichi 西郷從道	Kagoshima		4 May 1843	18 Jul 1902
5	31 Jan 1906	General	Nozu, Michitsura 野津道貫	Kagoshima		3 Nov 1841	18 Oct 1908
6	31 Jan 1906	Admiral	Ito, Sukeyuki 伊東祐亨	Kagoshima		20 May 1843	16 Jan 1914
7	24 Oct 1911	General	Oku, Yasukata 奥保鞏	Fukuoka		19 Nov 1846	19 Jul 1930
8	31 Oct 1911	Admiral	Inoue, Yoshika 井上良馨	Kagoshima		3 Nov 1845	22 Mar 1929
9	21 Apr 1913	Admiral	Togo Heihachiro 東郷平八郎	Kagoshima		22 Dec 1847	30 May 1934
10	7 Jul 1913	Admiral	Prince Takehito 威仁親王			13 Jan 1862	10 Jul 1913	posthumously
11	9 Jan 1915	General	Hasegawa, Yoshimichi 長谷川好道	Yamaguchi		26 Aug 1850	28 Jan 1924
12	9 Jan 1915	General	Prince Sadanaru 貞愛親王			28 Apr 1858	4 Feb 1923
13	9 Jan 1915	General	Kawamura, Kageaki 川村景明	Kagoshima		26 Feb 1850	28 Apr 1926
14	24 Jun 1916	General	Terauchi, Masatake 寺内正毅	Yamaguchi		5 Feb 1852	7 Nov 1919
15	26 May 1917	Admiral	Ijuin, Goro 伊集院五郎	Kagoshima		27 Sept 1852	13 Jan 1921
16	12 Dec 1919	General	Prince Kotohito 載仁親王			22 Sept 1865	20 May 1945
17	27 Apr 1921	General	Uehara, Yusaku 上原勇作	Miyazaki	cadet 3, MA	9 Nov 1856	8 Nov 1933
18	27 Jun 1922	Admiral	Prince Yorihito 依仁親王		Fr NA	19 Sept 1867	27 Jun 1922	posthumously
19	8 Jan 1923	Admiral	Shimamura, Hayao 島村速雄	Kochi	class 7, NA	20 Sept 1858	8 Jan 1923	posthumously
20	24 Aur 1923	Admiral	Kato, Tomozaburo 加藤友三郎	Hiroshima	class 7, NA	22 Feb 1861	25 Aug 1923	posthumously
21	27 Jan 1929	General	Prince Kuniyoshi 邦彦王		class 7, MA	23 Jul 1873	27 Jan 1929	posthumously
22	27 May 1932	Admiral	Prince Hiroyasu 博恭王		Ge NA	16 Oct 1875	16 Aug 1946
23	8 Aug 1932	General	Prince Morimasa 守正王		class 7, MA	9 Mar 1874	1 Jan 1951
24	3 May 1933	General	Muto, Nobuyoshi 武藤信義	Saga	class 3, MA	15 Jul 1868	27 Jul 1933
25	18 Aor 1943	Admiral	Yamamoto, Isoroku 山本五十六	Niigata	class 32, NA	4 Apr 1884	18 Apr 1943	posthumousy
26	21 Jun 1943	General	Terauchi, Hisaichi 寺内壽一	Tokyo	class 11, MA	8 Aur 1879	12 Jun 1946
27	21 Jun 1943	General	Sugiyama, Hajime 杉山元	Fukuoka	class 12, MA	2 Jan 1880	12 Sept 1945
28	21 Jun 1943	Admiral	Nagano, Osami 永野修身	Kochi	class 28, NA	15 Jun 1880	5 Jan 1947
29	31 Mar 1944	Admiral	Koga, Mineichi 古賀峯一	Saga	class 34, NA	25 Sept 1865	31 Mar 1944	posthumously
30	2 Jun 1944	General	Hata, Shunroku 畑俊六	Fukushima	class 12, MA	26 Jul 1870	10 May 1962

List of Ranks

海軍大將 Kaigun Taisho Admiral (ADM)

8 Jul 1869, Creation of the rank.
1 Apr 1899, Regular service limit age was set to 68 years old.
1 Mar 1914, Regular service limit age was changed to 65 years old.
15 Jun 1946, Rank structure of Navy abolished.

promotion
Vice Admiral	Admiral 8 Jul 1869 - 24 Jul 1871	-
Vice Admiral	Admiral 24 Jul 1871 - 8 May 1873	Grand Admiral
Vice Admiral	Admiral 8 May 1873 - 20 Jan 1898	-
Vice Admiral	Admiral 20 Jan 1898 - 30 Nov 1945	(Marshal)
Vice Admiral	Admiral 30 Nov 1945 - 15 Jun 1946	-
change
(creation)	Admiral 8 Jul 1869 - 15 Jun 1946	(abolished)

no	promotion	name	home	class	college	reserve	birth	death	note
1	3 Oct 1894	Saigo, Tsugumichi 西郷從道	Kagoshima				4 May 1843	18 Jul 1902	20 Jan 1898 Marshal
2	10 May 1895	Kabayama, Sukenori 樺山資紀	Kagoshima			20 Nov 1905	20 Nov 1837	8 Feb 1922
3	28 Sept 1898	Ito, Sukeyuki 伊東祐亨	Kagoshima				20 May 1843	16 Jan 1914	31 Jan 1906 Marshal
4	24 Dec 1901	Inoue, Yoshika 井上良馨	Kagoshima				3 Nov 1845	22 Mar 1929	31 Oct 1911 Marshal
5	6 Jun 1904	Togo, Heihachiro 東郷平八郎	Kagoshima				22 Dec 1847	30 May 1934	21 Apr 1913 Marshal
6	6 Jun 1904	Yamamoto, Gombei 山本權兵衞	Kagoshima	class 2, NA		11 May 1914	15 Oct 1852	9 Dec 1933
7	28 Jun 1904	Prince Takehito 威仁親王					18 Jan 1862	10 Jul 1913	7 Jul 1913 Marshal
8	12 Aug 1904	Kawamura, Sumiyoshi 川村純義	Kagoshima			1 Nov 1899	11 Nov 1836	12 Aug 1904	posthumously
9	13 Nov 1905	Shibayama, Yahachi 柴山矢八	Kagoshima			14 Feb 1907	18 Jul 1850	27 Jan 1924
10	13 Nov 1905	Samejima, Kazunori 鮫島員規	Kagoshima			14 Feb 1907	10 May 1845	14 Oct 1910
11	7 Aug 1908	Hidaka, Sonojo 日高壯之丞	Kagoshima	class 2, NA		27 Aug 1909	23 Mar 1848	24 Jul 1932
12	1 Dec 1910	Katqaoka, Shichiro 片岡七郎	Kagoshima	class 3, NA		10 May 1917	14 Dec 1853	2 Jan 1920
13	1 Dec 1910	Kamimura, Hikonojo 上村彦之丞	Kagoshima	class 4, NA		1 May 1914	1 May 1849	8 Aug 1916
14	1 Dec 1910	Ijuin, Goro 伊集院五郎	Kagoshima		Br NWC		27 Sept 1852	13 Jan 1921	26 May 1917 Marshal
15	9 Jul 1912	Dewa, Shigetoo 出羽重遠	Fukushima	class 5, NA		17 Dec 1920	17 Dec 1855	27 Jan 1930
16	16 Oct 1912	Saito, Makoto 齋藤實	Iwate	class 6, NA		11 May 1914	27 Oct 1858	26 Feb 1936
17	16 Oct 1912	Uryu, Sotokichi 瓜生外吉	Ishikawa	USNA		31 May 1913	2 Jan 1857	11 Nov 1937
18	25 Sept 1913	Misu, Sotaro 三須宗太郎	Shiga	class 5, NA		1 Dec 1914	6 Aug 1855	24 Dec 1921
19	28 Aug 1915	Shimamura, Hayao 島村速雄	Kochi	class 7, NA			20 Sept 1858	8 Jan 1923	8 Jan 1923 Marshal posthumously
20	28 Aug 1915	Kato, Tomozaburo 加藤友三郎	Hiroshima	class 7, NA	class A1		22 Feb 1861	25 Aug 1923	24 Aug 1923 Marshal
21	1 Dec 1916	Yoshimatsu, Shigetaro 吉松茂太郎	Kochi	class 7, NA		1 Aug 1920	7 Jan 1859	2 Jan 1935
22	1 Dec 1916	Fujii, Koichi 藤井較一	Okayama	class 7, NA		1 Aug 1920	18 Aug 1858	9 Jul 1926
23	2 Jul 1918	Yashiro, Rokuro 八代六郎	Aichi	class 8, NA		1 Aug 1920	3 Jan 1860	30 Jun 1930
24	2 Jul 1918	Kato, Teikichi 加藤定吉	Tokyo	class 10, NA		2 Jan 1923	18 Nov 1861	5 Sept 1927
25	2 Jul 1918	Yamashita, Gentgaro 山下源太郎	Yamagata	class 10, NA		1 Jul 1928	30 Jul 1863	18 Feb 1931
26	2 Jul 1918	Nawa, Matahachiro 名和又八郎	Fukui	class 10, NA		31 Mar 1923	22 Dec 1863	12 Jan 1928
27	2 Jul 1918	Murakami, Kakuichi 村上格一	Saga	class 11, NA		16 Dec 1924	1 Nov 1862	15 Nov 1927
28	2 Jul 1918	Prince Yorihito 依仁親王					19 Sept 1867	27 Jun 1922	27 Jun 1922 Marshal posthumously
29	25 Nov 1919	Arima, Ryokitsu 有馬良橘	Wakayama	class 12, NA		1 Apr 1922	15 Nov 1861	2 May 1944
30	25 Nov 1919	Yamaya, Tanin 山屋他人	Iwate	class 12, NA	class A2	31 Mar 1923	4 Mar 1866	10 Sept 1940
31	25 Nov 1919	Takarabe, Takeshi 財部彪	Miyazaki	class 15, NA		7 Apr 1932	7 Apr 1867	13 Jan 1949
32	16 Aug 1920	Kuroi, Teijiro 黒井悌次郎	Yamagata	class 13, NA	class A5	1 Dec 1921	22 May 1866	29 Apr 1937
33	16 Aug 1920	Nomaguchi, Kaneo 野間口兼雄	Kagoshima	class 13, NA	class A5	20 Mar 1924	14 Feb 1866	24 Dec 1943
34	16 Aug 1920	Tochinai, Sojiro 栃内曾次郎	Iwate	class 13, NA		25 Feb 1924	8 Jun 1866	12 Jul 1932
35	1 Dec 1922	Prince Hiroyasu 博恭王			Ge NWC	30 Nov 1945	16 Oct 1875	16 Aaug 1946	27 May 1932 Marshal
36	3 Aug 1923	Suzuki, Kantaro 鈴木貫太郎	Chiba	class 14, NA	class 1	22 Jan 1929	24 Dec 1867	17 Apr 1948
37	3 Aug 1923	Takeshita, Isamu 竹下勇	Kagoshima	class 15, NA	class 1	11 Nov 1929	4 Dec 1869	1 Jul 1946
38	3 Aug 1923	Oguri, Kozaburo 小栗孝三郎	Ishikawa	class 15, NA	class 2	25 Feb 1924	4 Aug 1868	27 Oct 1944
39	11 Jun 1924	Okada, Keisuke 岡田啓介	Fukui	class 15, NA	class 2	21 Jan 1933	21 Jan 1868	10 Oct 1952
40	11 Jun 1924	Ide, Kenji 井出謙治	Shizuoka	class 16, NA		16 Dec 1925	9 May 1870	30 Oct 1946
41	30 Mar 1927	Kato, Hiroharu 加藤寛治	Fukui	class 18, NA		2 Nov 1935	2 Nov 1870	9 Apr 1939
42	30 Mar 1927	Abo, Kiyokazu 安保清種	Saga	class 18, NA		15 Jan 1934	15 Oct 1870	8 Jun 1948
43	2 Apr 1928	Hyakutake, Saburo 百武三郎	Saga	class 19, NA	class 3	30 Jul 1928	28 Apr 1872	30 Oct 1963
44	2 Apr 1928	Taniguchi, Naomi 谷口尚眞	Hiroshima	class 19, NA	class 3	1 Sep 1933	17 Mar 1870	30 Oct 1941
45	1 Apr 1931	Yamamoto, Eisuke 山本英輔	Kagoshima	class 24, NA	class 5	30 Mar 1936	15 May 1876	27 Jul 1962
46	1 Apr 1931	Osumi, Mineo 大角岑生	Kochi	class 24, NA	class 5		1 May 1876	5 Feb 1941
47	1 Apr 1932	Yamanashi, Katsunoshin 山梨勝之進	Miyagi	class 25, NA	class 5	11 Mar 1933	26 Jul 1877	17 Dec 1967
48	1 Mar 1933	Kobayashi, Seizo 小林躋造	Hiroshima	class 26, NA	class 6	30 Mar 1936	1 Oct 1877	4 Jul 1962
49	1 Mar 1933	Nomura, Kichisaburo 野村吉三郎	Wakayama	class 26, NA		6 Apr 1937	16 Dec 1877	8 May 1964
50	1 Mar 1934	Nakamura, Ryozo 中村良三	Aomori	class 27, NA	class 8	30 Mar 1936	26 Jul 1878	1 Mar 1945
51	1 Mar 1934	Suetsugu, Nobumasa 末次信正	Yamaguchi	class 27, NA	class 7	15 Oct 1937	30 Jun 1880	29 Dec 1944
52	1 Mar 1934	Nagano, Osami 永野修身	Kochi	class 28, NA	class 8	30 Nov 1945	15 Jun 1880	5 Jan 1947	21 Jun 1943 Marshal
53	1 Apr 1936	Takahashi, Sankichi 高橋三吉	Tokyo	class 29, NA	class 10	5 Apr 1939	24 Aaug 1882	15 Jun 1966
54	1 Apr 1936	Fujita, Hisanori 藤田尚德	Tokyo	class 29, NA	class 10	5 Apr 1939	30 Oct 1880	23 Jul 1970
55	1 Apr 1937	Yonai, Mitsumasa 米内光政	Iwate	class 29, NA	class 12	30 Nov 1945	2 Mar 1880	20 Apr 1948
56	1 Apr 1937	Hyakutake, Gengo 百武源吾	Saga	class 30, NA	class 11	15 Jul 1942	28 Jan 1882	15 Jan 1976
57	1 Apr 1939	Kato, Takayoshi 加藤隆義	Hiroshima	class 31, NA	class 12	1 Jun 1945	20 Mar 1883	10 Feb 1955
58	1 Apr 1939	Hasegawa, Kiyoshi 長谷川清	Fukui	class 31, NA	class 12	30 Nov 1945	7 May 1883	2 Sept 1970
59	15 Nov 1939	Oikawa, Koshiro 及川古志郎	Iwate	class 31, NA	class 13	5 Sept 1945	8 Feb 1883	9 May 1958
60	15 Nov 1939	Shiozawa, Koichi 鹽澤幸一	Nagano	class 32, NA	class 13		5 Mar 1883	17 Nov 1943
61	15 Nov 1940	YOshida, Zengo 吉田善吾	Saga	class 32, NA	class 13	1 Jun 1945	14 Feb 1885	14 Nov 1966
62	15 Nov 1940	Yamamoto, Isoroku 山本五十六	Niigata	class 32, NA	class 14		4 Apr 1884	18 Apr 1943	18 Apr 1943 Marshal posthumously
63	15 Nov 1940	Shimada, Shigetaro 嶋田繁太郎	Tokyo	class 32, NA	class 13	20 Jan 1945	24 Sept 1883	7 Jun 1976
64	4 Apr 1941	Toyoda, Teijiro 豊田貞次郎	Wakayama	class 33, NA	class 17	4 Apr 1941	7 Aug 1885	21 Nov1961
65	18 Sept 1941	Toyoda, Soemu 豊田副武	Oita	class 33, NA	class 15	30 Nov 1945	22 May 1885	22 Sept 1957
66	1 May 1942	Koga, Mineichi 古賀峯一	Saga	class 34. NA	class 15		25 Sept 1885	31 Mar 1944	31 Mar 1944 Marshal posthumously
67	29 Apr 1943	Kondo, Nobutake 近藤信竹	Osaka	class 35, NA	class 17	5 Sept 1945	25 Sept 1886	19 Feb 1953
68	1 Mar 1944	Takasu, Shiro 高須四郎	Ibaraki	class 35, NA	class 17		27 Oct 1884	2 Sept 1944
69	1 Mar 1944	Nomura, Naokuni 野村直邦	Kagoshima	class 35, NA	class 18	15 Oct 1945	15 May 1885	12 Dec 1973
70	1 Mar 1944	Sawamoto, Yorio 澤本頼雄	Yamaguchi	class 36, NA	class 17	5 Sept 1945	15 Nov 1886	29 Jun 1965
71	3 May 1944	Endo, Yoshikazu 遠藤喜一	Tokyo	class 39, NA	class 21		8 Aug 1891	3 May 1944	posthumously
72	8 Jul 1944	Nagumo, Chuichi 南雲忠一	Yamagata	class 36, NA	class 18		25 Mar 1887	8 Jul 1944	posthumously
73	8 Jul 1944	Takagi, Takeo 高木武雄	Fukushima	class 39, NA	class 23		25 Jan 1892	8 Jul 1944	posthumously
74	17 Mar 1945	Yamagata, Seigo 山縣正郷	Yamaguchi	class 39, NA	class 22		15 Feb 1891	17 Mar 1945	posthumously
75	7 Apr 1945	Ito, Seiichi 伊藤整一	Fukuoka	class 39, NA	class 21		26 Jul 1890	7 Apr 1945	posthumously
76	15 May 1945	Tsukahara, Nishizo 塚原二四三	Yamanashi	class 36, NA	class 18	15 Oct 1945	3 Apr 1887	10 Jan 1966
77	15 May 1945	Inoue, Shigeyoshi 井上成美	Miyagi	class 37, NA	class 22	15 Oct 1945	9 Dec 1889	15 Dec 1975

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海軍元帥 Kaigun Gensui Grand Admiral (GADM)

24, Jul 1871, Creation of the rank.
8 May 1873, The rank was abolished.

promotion
Admiral	Grand Admiral 24 Jul 1871 - 8 May 1873	Admiralissimus
change
(creation)	Grand Admiral 24 Jul 1871 - 8 May 1873	(abolished)

no appointee
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海軍大元帥 Kaigun Dai-Gensui Admiralissimus (ADMSM)

24, Jul 1871, Creation of the rank.
8 May 1873, The rank was abolished.

promotion
Grand Armiral	Admiralissimus 24 Jul 1871 - 8 May 1873	-
change
(creation)	Admiralissimus 24 Jul 1871 - 8 May 1873	(abolished)

no appointee
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