Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy

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military rank naval rank

Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy was the highest possible rank in Japan’s pre-1945 naval hierarchy, reserved for the most senior and distinguished fleet commanders.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form As subject As object
Marshal Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) 0 2
Admiral of the Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) 0 1
Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Army 0 1
海軍大将 0 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military rank →
naval rank →
abolishedAsResultOf Allied occupation of Japan →
post-World War II demilitarization of Japan →
associatedWith Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff →
surface form: Imperial Japanese General Staff

Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff →
conferredBy Emperor of Japan →
country Japan →
surface form: Empire of Japan
distinctFrom Admiral →
surface form: Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)

Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Army
eligibility distinguished fleet commanders →
senior naval officers →
equivalentRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy →
surface form: Admiral of the Fleet (United Kingdom)

Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army) →
Fleet Admiral (United States Navy) →
five-star admiral →
higherRankThan Admiral →
surface form: Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)

Rear Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) →
Vice Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) →
highestRankIn Imperial Japanese Navy →
historicalContext Imperial Japanese militarism →
Meiji period military reforms →
JapaneseName 海軍大将元帥 →
language Japanese →
militaryBranch navy →
notableHolder Katō Tomosaburō →
Okada Keisuke →
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu →
Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito →
Heihachiro Togo →
surface form: Tōgō Heihachirō

Yamamoto Gonnohyōe →
precededBy Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Admiral of the Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
promotionCriteria distinguished wartime service →
exceptional merit →
rankClass flag officer →
rankGroup admiral →
rankInsigniaFeature cherry blossom motifs →
crossed marshal’s batons →
gold braid →
role ceremonial leadership →
symbol of supreme naval authority →
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy →
status abolished →
timePeriod pre-1945 →
usedBy Imperial Japanese Navy →
usedUntil 1945 →

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army) → distinctFrom → Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy →
this entity surface form: Marshal Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)
Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy → distinctFrom → Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Army
Vice Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) → followedByRank → Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy →
this entity surface form: Marshal Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)
Emperor Hirohito → militaryRank → Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy →
Isoroku Yamamoto → militaryRank → Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy →
Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy → precededBy → Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Admiral of the Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
近藤 信竹 → 最終階級 → Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy →
subject surface form: 近藤信竹
this entity surface form: 海軍大将