Ryūnosuke Kusaka Military person

Ryūnosuke Kusaka (草鹿 龍之介, Kusaka Ryūnosuke, 25 September 1893 – 23 November 1971), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II who served as Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet. Fellow Admiral Jinichi Kusaka was his cousin. Kusaka was also the 4th Headmaster of Ittō Shōden Mutō-ryū Kenjutsu, a famous school of swordsmanship founded by Yamaoka Tesshū.

Personal facts

Ryūnosuke Kusaka
Birth dateSeptember 25, 1893
Birth place
Japan , Tokyo
Date of deathNovember 23, 1971

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Military person

allegianceEmpire of Japan
military operations
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
World War II
military command
1st Air Fleet
5th Air Fleet
service start1917
service end1945

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