Saburō Hyakutake Explained

Saburō Hyakutake
Birth Date:	June 3, 1872
Birth Place:	Saga Prefecture, Japan
Death Place:	Japan
Serviceyears:	1894–1928
Rank:	Admiral
Battles:	First Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War
Awards:	Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure
Laterwork:	Grand Chamberlain of Japan (1936–1944)

Saburō Hyakutake (Japanese: 百武三郎) (June 3, 1872 – October 30, 1963) was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral.

Biography

Hyakutake was born in Saga Prefecture. His younger brothers Gengo and Harukichi also became high ranking military officers.

Hyakutake was a graduate of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and the Naval War College. He was a veteran of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). He was Grand Chamberlain of Japan (1936–1944). He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure.^[1]

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