Masaichi Niimi

Masaichi Niimi
Vice Admiral Masaichi Niimi
Governor of Hong Kong
under Japanese occupation
In office
25 December 1941 – 20 February 1942
Serving with Takashi Sakai
MonarchShōwa
Prime MinisterHideki Tōjō
Preceded bySir Mark Aitchison Young
Succeeded byRensuke Isogai
Personal details
Born(1887-02-04)4 February 1887
Hiroshima, Japan
Died2 April 1993(1993-04-02) (aged 106)[1]
AwardsGrand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (July 1942)
Order of the Rising Sun (2nd Class) (1936)
Military service
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch/service Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1908–1944
Rank Vice Admiral
CommandsŌi, Yakumo, Maya, Naval Education Bureau, Naval Academy, 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet, Maizuru Naval District
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
Battle of Hong Kong

Vice-Admiral Masaichi Niimi (新見 政一, Niimi Masaichi, 4 February 1887 – 2 April 1993) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

  1. ^ Nishida, Imperial Japanese Navy

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