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Jinichi Kusaka (草鹿 任一, Kusaka Jin'ichi, 7 December 1888 – 24 August 1972), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Fellow Admiral Ryūnosuke Kusaka was his cousin.
Jin'ichi Kusaka (草鹿 任一?, Kusaka Jin'ichi), talvolta accreditato come Jun'ichi, (Prefettura di Ishikawa, 7 dicembre 1888 – 24 agosto 1972) è stato un ammiraglio giapponese, attivo durante la seconda guerra mondiale.
Jinichi Kusaka was a Japanese naval officer who commanded the 11th Air Fleet in Rabaul during WW2. Learn about his biography, career, and role in the surrender of Rabaul to the Allies.
Taking place from 1–16 April 1943, Japanese aircraft—primarily from Imperial Japanese Navy units under the command of Admirals Isoroku Yamamoto and Jinichi Kusaka—attacked Allied ships, aircraft, and land installations in the southeast Solomon Islands and New Guinea.
To replace him the Japanese selected Vice Admiral Jinichi Kusaka, Ryunosuke’s older cousin. Kusaka had no air-warfare experience at all. In December 1941 he had been president of the naval academy and looking forward to retirement, but now he was supposed to run an air war.
Vice Admiral Jinichi Kusaka. Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), Commander South East Area Fleet. Background. Jinichi Kusaka (草鹿 任一 was born December 7, 1888 in Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan. His name is also spelled Jin-Ichi Kusaka in English sources.
Vice Admiral Jinichi Kusaka, CIC of the Southeast Area Fleet. The Southeast Area Fleet (南東方面艦隊, Nantō Hōmen Kantai) was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy established during World War II.
