Minoru Genda

Japanese politician, Imperial Japanese Navy officer and JSDAF general (1904-1989) · Japan · On the map · Politicians · Died at 84

General Minoru Genda was an Imperial Japanese Navy flight officer, JASDF general and politician. He is best known for helping to plan the attack on Pearl Harbor. After the war he became the third Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

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As a staff officer of the 1st Air Fleet from April 1941, Genda assisted Admiral Nagumo on board the Akagi, until she was eventually sunk at the battle of Midway

Minoru Genda as Major General of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force（1959）

Awards

Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class

Commander of the Legion of Merit

Legionnaire of Legion of Merit

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Japan

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