Osami Nagano

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Marshal Admiral Osami Nagano
永野 修身
Osami Nagano (c.1943-45)
Minister of the Navy Empire of Japan
In office 9 March 1936 – 2 February 1937
Monarch	Shōwa
Prime Minister	Kōki Hirota
Preceded by	Ōsumi Mineo
Succeeded by	Yonai Mitsumasa
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
In office 9 April 1941 – 21 February 1944
Prime Minister	Fumimaro Konoe Hideki Tojo
Preceded by	Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu
Succeeded by	Shimada Shigetarō
Personal details
Born	(1880-06-15)June 15, 1880 Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
Died	January 5, 1947(1947-01-05) (aged 66)[1] Sugamo Prison, Tokyo, Occupied Japan
Awards	Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (1st class) Order of the Golden Kite (3rd class) Order of the Rising Sun (3rd class)[2]
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1900–1947
Rank	Marshal Admiral
Commands	Hirado 3rd NGS Division Intelligence, 3rd Battleship Division, 1st China Expeditionary Fleet, Naval General Staff, Yokosuka Naval District, Navy Ministry, IJN 1st Fleet, Combined Fleet, Navy General Staff[2]
Battles/wars	World War I, World War II

Osami Nagano (永野 修身, Nagano Osami, June 15, 1880 – January 5, 1947) was a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of the leaders of Japan's military during most of the Second World War. In April 1941, he became Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff. In this capacity, he served as the navy's commander-in-chief in the Asia-Pacific theater of World War II until his removal in February 1944. After the war, he was arrested by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East but died of natural causes in prison during the trial.