Soemu Toyoda

Soemu Toyoda (???? Toyoda Soemu, May 22 1885 - September 22 1957) was a Japanese admiral of World War II.

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He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1905 and joined the Imperial Japanese Navy and by 1941 had reached the rank of admiral and was commander of the Kure Naval Station.

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In November 1942 he became a member of the Supreme War Council and in May 1943 he took command of the Yokosuka Naval Base.

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After the death of Admiral Mineichi Koga, Toyoda was appointed Commander in Chief of the Combined Fleet on May 3, 1944. The following month he implemented Plan A-Go but it resulted in the heavy defeat of Jisaburo Ozawa in the Battle of the Philippine Sea (19-20 June).

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As a member of the Supreme War Council Toyoda argued against Emperor Hirohito's desire for a negotiated peace after the dropping of the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.

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Soemu Toyoda died in 1957 in his 73rd year.

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