Teitoku wrote: ↑26 Oct 2021 10:04
The Navy General Staff it was composed of 4 sections:
• 1 - Operations Bureau
• 2 - Weapons and Mobilization Bureau
• 3 - Intelligence Bureau
• 4 - Communications Bureau
Do you know what/how many departments each made up? Thanks.
Here's what I have for the Naval General Staff...TIA to anyone who can fill in any blanks.
Naval General Staff
Section N-1 (Operations)
Established on 20 May 1893
Deactivated on 15 October 1945
Chiefs
CAPT TSUNODA Hidematsu (Cradle) - 20 May 1893 - 4 June 1895
CAPT IJUIN Goro (5) - 4 June 1895 - 10 November 1898
CDR YOSHIMATSU Motaro (7) - 10 November 1898 - 29 September 1899 (Acting)
CAPT YOSHIMATSU Motaro (7) - 29 September 1899 - 21 May 1900
RADM URYU Sotokichi (Cradle) - 21 May 1900 - 10 April 1902
VACANT - 10 April 1902 - 12 April 1903
CAPT / RADM TOMIOKA Sadayasu (5) - 12 April 1903 - 6 January 1904
CAPT YAMASHITA Gentaro (10) - 6 January 1904 - 2 February 1906
CAPT KAWASHIMA Reijiro (11) - 2 February 1906 - 21 October 1907
RADM SAITO Koshi (7) - 21 October 1907 - 4 March 1909
RADM KAWASHIMA Reijiro (11) - 4 March 1909 - 1 December 1909
VACANT - 1 December 1909 - 23 March 1910
RADM YAMASHITA Gentaro (10) - 23 March 1910 - 1 December 1910
RADM SAITO Shichigoro (20) - 1 December 1910 - 1 December 1922
CAPT SUETSUGU Nobumasa (27) - 1 December 1922 - 3 December 1923 (Acting)
RADM SEKI Kanjo (27) - 3 December 1923 - 5 February 1924
RADM TOSU Tamaki (25) - 5 February 1924 - 1 December 1925
RADM HARA Kanjiro (28) - 1 December 1925 - 1 December 1927
RADM HYAKUTAKE Gengo (30) - 1 December 1927 - 30 November 1929
RADM Viscount KATO Takayoshi (31) - 30 November 1929 - 18 June 1930
RADM OIKAWA Koshiro (31) - 18 June 1930 - 15 November 1932
RADM / VADM SHIMADA Shigetaro (32) - 15 November 1932 - 21 February 1935
RADM ABE Kiyoshi (33) - 21 February 1935 - 6 April 1935 (DONC)
VACANT - 6 April 1935 - 1 August 1935
RADM / VADM NAKAMURA Kamesaburo (33) - 1 August 1935 - 2 December 1935
RADM / VADM KONDO Nobutake (35) - 2 December 1935 - 15 December 1938
RADM UGAKI Matome (40) - 15 December 1938 - 10 April 1941
RADM / VADM FUKUDOME Shigeru (40) - 10 April 1941 - 15 June 1943
RADM NAKAZAWA Tasuku (43) - 15 June 1943 - 15 December 1944
RADM Baron TOMIOKA Sadatoshi (45) - 15 December 1944 - 15 October 1945
1st Section
CDR YOKOO Hisashi (23) - 1 April 1913 - 13 December 1915
CDR NAKAMURA Ryozo (27) - 13 December 1915 - 1 December 1917
CAPT KIYOKAWA Junichi (26) - 1 December 1917 - 5 August 1919
CAPT SUETSUGU Nobumasa (27) - 5 August 1919 - 27 September 1921
??? - 27 September 1921 - 1 December 1922
CAPT TAKAHASHI Sankichi (29) - 1 December 1922 - 1 March 1923
CAPT ENDO Kaku (28) - 1 March 1923 - 1 December 1924
CAPT OIKAWA Koshiro (31) - 1 December 1924 - 1 December 1926
CAPT ABE Kiyoshi (33) - 1 December 1926 - 30 November 1929
CAPT NAKAMURA Kamezaburo (33) - 30 November 1929 - 18 June 1930
CAPT KONDO Nobutake (35) - 18 June 1930 - 1 December 1932
CAPT IWASHITA Yasutaro (37) - 1 December 1932 - 3 July 1934
??? - 3 July 1934 - 30 October 1935
CAPT FUKUDOME Shigeru (40) - 30 October 1935 - 25 April 1938
CAPT KUSAKA Ryunosuke (41) - 25 April 1938 - 15 November 1939
??? - 15 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
CAPT Baron TOMIOKA Sadatoshi (45) - 15 October 1940 - 20 January 1943
CAPT / RADM YAMAMOTO Chikao (46) - 20 January 1943 - 6 January 1945
CAPT / RADM TAGUCHI Taro (47) - 6 January 1945 - 3 August 1945
??? - 3 August 1945 - 15 October 1945
2nd Section
CAPT KOMATSU Naomoto (25) - 1 December 1919 - 1 December 1921
CAPT HAMANO Eijiro (30) - 1 December 1921 - 10 November 1922
CAPT TAKAHASHI Sankichi (29) - 10 November 1922 - 7 May 1924
CAPT HAMANO Eijiro (30) - 7 May 1924 - 1 December 1925
CAPT SUZUKI Giichi (32) - 1 December 1925 - 1 December 1927
CAPT NAKAMURA Kamezaburo (33) - 1 December 1927 - 12 November 1929
??? - 12 November 1929 - 30 November 1929
CAPT NODA Kiyoshi (35) - 30 November 1929 - 10 October 1931
CAPT NAGUMO Chuichi (36) - 10 October 1931 - 15 November 1933
CAPT INAGAKI Ayao (38) - 15 November 1933 - 15 November 1934
CAPT FUKUDOME Shigeru (40) - 15 November 1934 - 30 October 1935
CAPT KANAZAWA Masao (39) - 30 October 1935 - 1 December 1937
CAPT NAKAZAWA Tasuku (43) - 1 December 1937 - 15 October 1940
CAPT OKADA Tametsugu (45) - 15 October 1940 - 10 September 1941
CAPT TAGUCHI Taro (47) - 10 September 1941 - 12 January 1943
CAPT / RADM YAMAMOTO Chikao (46) - 12 January 1943 - 6 January 1945
??? - 6 January 1945 - 15 October 1945
Section N-2 (Weapons & Mobilization)
Established on 20 May 1893
Deactivated on 15 October 1945
Chiefs
CAPT SHIMAZAKI Yoshitada (2) - 20 May 1893 - 19 June 1894
CAPT TSUNODA Hidematsu (Cradle) - 19 June 1894 - 13 July 1894
LCDR IJUIN Goro (5) - 13 July 1894 - 7 December 1894 (Acting)
CAPT IJUIN Goro (5) - 7 December 1894 - 4 June 1895
CAPT KAWAHARA Yoichi (2) - 4 June 1895 - 27 December 1897
CAPT IJUIN Goro (5) - 27 December 1897 - 4 March 1898
CDR SHIMAMURA Hayao (7) - 4 March 1898 - 29 September 1899 (Acting)
CAPT SHIMAMURA Hayao (7) - 29 September 1899 - 7 October 1899
CAPT TAMARI Chikakata (5) - 7 October 1899 - 6 April 1901
CAPT FUJII Koichi (7) - 6 April 1901 - 6 January 1904
CDR MORI Etsutaro (15) - 6 January 1904 - 27 December 1907
CAPT YAMAYA Tanin (12) - 27 December 1907 - 1 December 1909
CAPT TAKASHIMA Mantaro (14) - 1 December 1909 - 1 December 1911
CAPT YAMAJI Kazuyoshi (17) - 1 December 1911 - 17 April 1914
VACANT - 17 April 1914 - 27 May 1914
CAPT SHIMOMURA Nobutaro (18) - 27 May 1914 - 1 December 1914
VACANT - 1 December 1914 - 1 February 1915
CAPT / RADM YOSHIDA Kiyokaze (18) - 1 February 1915 - 4 September 1918
CAPT / RADM NAKAZATO Shigetsugu (20) - 4 September 1918 - 1 December 1921
RADM KOMAKI Shizen (25) - 1 December 1921 - 1 December 1922
RADM KIYOKAWA Junichi (26) - 1 December 1922 - 1 December 1923
RADM SEKI Kanjo (27) - 1 December 1923 - 1 December 1924
RADM ANDO Masataka (28) - 1 December 1924 - 21 October 1925
RADM TOSU Tamaki (25) - 21 October 1925 - 1 December 1925
RADM TAKAHASHI Sankichi (29) - 1 December 1925 - 1 November 1926
CAPT / RADM HAMANO Eijiro (30) - 1 November 1926 - 1 December 1927
RADM MATSUYAMA Shigeru (30) - 1 December 1927 - 12 September 1929
VACANT - 12 September 1929 - 30 November 1929
RADM YOSHIDA Zengo (32) - 30 November 1929 - 1 December 1931
RADM TOYODA Soemu (33) - 1 December 1931 - 15 September 1933
RADM KOGA Mineichi (34) - 15 September 1933 - 15 November 1935
RADM TAKAHASHI Ibo (36) - 15 November 1935 - 15 November 1937
RADM MIKAWA Gunichi (38) - 15 November 1937 - 15 November 1939
RADM TAKAGI Takeo (39) - 15 November 1939 - 6 September 1941
RADM / VADM SUZUKI Yoshio (40) - 6 September 1941 - 19 July 1943
CAPT / RADM KUROSHIMA Kameto (44) - 19 July 1943 - 27 May 1945
RADM TAKADA Toshitane (46) - 27 May 1945 - 15 October 1945
3rd Section
CAPT TSUKUDO Jiro (24) - 1 December 1916 - 15 August 1918
CDR / CAPT YOSHITAKE Sadasuke (26) - 15 August 1918 - 20 November 1922
??? - 20 November 1922 - 1 December 1922
CAPT WADA Kenkichi (29) - 1 December 1922 - 1 December 1923
CAPT ICHIKIZAKI Keiichi (31) - 1 December 1923 - 20 May 1926
CAPT NIIYAMA Yoshiyuki (32) - 20 May 1926 - 21 May 1928
CDR / CAPT OKADA Shunichi (35) - 21 May 1928 - 5 February 1930
??? - 5 February 1930 - 1 December 1930
CAPT YAMAGUCHI Minoru (36) - 1 December 1930 - 11 July 1932
CAPT TOTSUKA Michitaro (38) - 11 July 1932 - 2 December 1935
CAPT SAWADA Torao (41) - 2 December 1935 - 10 November 1937
CDR / CAPT MATSUZAKI Akira (43) - 10 November 1937 - 15 November 1939
CAPT YANAGIMOTO Ryusaku (44) - 15 November 1939 - 6 October 1941
??? - 6 October 1941 - 21 May 1945
RADM YAMAMOTO Yoshio (47) - 21 May 1945 - 10 July 1945
??? - 10 July 1945 - 15 October 1945
4th Section
CDR / CAPT KABAYAMA Bekinari (26) - 1 December 1916 - 1 December 1918
CAPT KANNA Norikazu (27) - 1 December 1918 - 5 October 1920
CDR IDEMITSU Manbei (33) - 1 December 1922 - 1 November 1924
CAPT KAWANO Togo (31) - 1 November 1924 - 1 December 1926
??? - 1 December 1926 - 1 May 1931
CAPT TAKAHASHI Hideo (36) - 1 May 1931 - 10 October 1932
CAPT TOTSUKA Michitaro (38) - 10 October 1932 - 25 May 1933
CAPT NAKAMURA Toshihisa (39) - 25 May 1933 - 15 November 1935
CAPT KAWANO Chimaki (42) - 15 November 1935 - 1 December 1937
CAPT HASHIMOTO Shozo (43) - 1 December 1937 - 10 November 1940
CAPT KURIHARA Etsuzo (44) - 10 November 1940 - 10 July 1943
??? - 10 July 1943 - 27 May 1945
RADM YAMAMOTO Yoshio (47) - 27 May 1945 - 10 July 1945
??? - 10 July 1945 - 15 October 1945
Section N-3
Established on 1 December 1897
Deactivated on 15 October 1945
Chiefs
CDR / CAPT YASUHARA Kanji (5) - 1 December 1897 - 23 May 1900
CAPT NAKAMURA Shizuka (7) - 23 May 1900 - 6 July 1901
RADM ENDO Kitaro (5) - 6 July 1901 - 22 April 1902
CAPT / RADM HOSOTANI Sukeuji (5) - 22 April 1902 - 21 January 1904
CAPT EGASHIRA Yasutaro (12) - 21 January 1904 - 20 December 1905
CDR MORIYAMA Keizaburo (17) - 20 December 1905 - 5 November 1906
CDR TADOKORO Hiromi (17) - 5 November 1906 - 23 January 1908
CDR / CAPT YAMAJI Kazuyoshi (17) - 23 January 1908 - 19 March 1910
CAPT NOMURA Fusajiro (17) - 19 March 1910 - 1 December 1912
CAPT TANIGUCHI Naomi (19) - 1 December 1912 - 1 December 1913
CAPT NAKAZATO Shigetsugu (20) - 1 December 1913 - 25 August 1915
CAPT ABO Kiyokazu (18) - 25 August 1915 - 13 December 1915
CAPT SAKAMOTO Noritoshi (20) - 13 December 1915 - 1 November 1916
RADM MORIYAMA Keizaburo (17) - 1 November 1916 - 13 June 1918
RADM YOSHIDA Masujiro (17) - 13 June 1918 - 8 November 1918
RADM TANAKA Kotaro (16) - 8 November 1918 - 1 June 1922
RADM NOMURA Kichisaburo (26) - 1 June 1922 - 15 September 1923
VACANT - 15 September 1923 - 5 February 1924
RADM NAGANO Osami (28) - 5 February 1924 - 1 December 1924
RADM NAKAMURA Ryozo (27) - 1 December 1924 - 1 December 1926
RADM YONAI Mitsumasa (29) - 1 December 1926 - 10 December 1928
RADM KAWANO Togo (31) - 10 December 1928 - 1 April 1931
RADM SAKANO Tsuneyoshi (33) - 1 April 1931 - 28 June 1932
RADM SHIMADA Shigetaro (32) - 28 June 1932 - 15 November 1932
RADM KOGA Mineichi (34) - 15 November 1932 - 1 September 1933
RADM TSUDA Shizue (31) - 1 September 1933 - 15 November 1934
RADM TAKASU Shiro (35) - 15 November 1934 - 1 June 1936
RADM NOMURA Naokuni (35) - 1 June 1936 - 25 April 1938
CAPT / RADM ABE Katsuo (40) - 25 April 1938 - 10 October 1939
CAPT / RADM OKA Takazumi (39) - 10 October 1939 - 15 October 1940
CAPT / RADM MAEDA Minoru (41) - 15 October 1940 - 15 May 1942
CAPT / RADM OGAWA Kanji (43) - 15 May 1942 - 1 December 1942
RADM YANO Hideo (43) - 1 December 1942 - 2 March 1944
RADM ONO Takeji (44) - 2 March 1944 - 2 March 1945
RADM NAKASE Noboru (45) - 2 March 1945 - 15 October 1945
5th Section
CDR / CAPT IDE Mitsuteru (28) - 15 December 1917 - 8 September 1922
CAPT YASUMI Saburo (29) - 8 September 1922 - 15 May 1923
CAPT EDAHARA Yurikazu (31) - 15 May 1923 - 1 December 1924
CAPT HIROTA Minoru (32) - 1 December 1924 - 1 December 1927
CAPT KO Yasuo (33) - 1 December 1927 - 1 December 1930
CAPT MAEDA Masaichi (34) - 1 December 1930 - 17 August 1932
CAPT SEKINE Gunpei (37) - 17 August 1932 - 1 December 1932
CAPT HONDA Tadao (37) - 1 December 1932 - 2 March 1933
CAPT SHIMOMURA Shosuke (35) - 2 March 1933 - 26 June 1934
??? - 26 June 1934 - 15 November 1934
CAPT KOBAYASHI Masami (38) - 15 November 1934 - 1 December 1936
CAPT OGAWA Kanji (43) - 1 December 1936 - 25 January 1939
CAPT MATSUDA Chiaki (44) - 25 January 1939 - 6 May 1940
CAPT YAMAGUCHI Bunjiro (45) - 6 May 1940 - 1 April 1941
??? - 1 April 1941 - 6 January 1942
CAPT YAMAGUCHI Bunjiro (45) - 6 January 1942 - 10 July 1942
CAPT / RADM TAKEUCHI Kaoru (46) - 10 July 1942 - 1 October 1945
??? - 1 October 1945 - 15 October 1945
6th Section
CAPT HIDAKA Kinji (26) - 1 December 1916 - 1 December 1919
??? - 1 December 1919 - 1 December 1921
CAPT ISHIKAWA Kiyoshi (30) - 1 December 1921 - 10 November 1922
??? - 10 November 1922 - 13 August 1923
CAPT IDE Mitsuteru (26) - 13 August 1923 - 1 December 1924
??? - 1 December 1924 - 15 April 1925
CAPT ARIMA Yutaka (33) - 15 April 1925 - 10 June 1927
CAPT KO Yasuo (33) - 10 June 1927 - 1 December 1927
CAPT Baron SONODA Minoru (34) - 1 December 1927 - 5 December 1929
CAPT SATO Osamu (35) - 5 December 1929 - 1 December 1932
CAPT HONDA Tadao (37) - 1 December 1932 - 1 December 1936
CAPT ITO Kenzo (41) - 1 December 1936 - 15 November 1938
??? - 15 November 1938 - 25 October 1939
CDR / CAPT FUJIWARA Kiyoma (45) - 25 October 1939 - 5 June 1941
??? - 5 June 1941 - 15 October 1945
7th Section
CAPT SATO Osamu (35) - 10 October 1932 - 1 December 1932
CAPT HONDA Tadao (37) - 1 December 1932 - 10 February 1933
CAPT YUKISHITA Katsumi (36) - 10 February 1933 - 15 November 1934
CAPT MAEDA Minoru (41) - 15 November 1934 - 25 January 1938
??? - 25 January 1938 - 22 March 1938
CAPT YAMADA Sadayoshi (42) - 22 March 1938 - 25 May 1939
??? - 25 May 1939 - 11 July 1939
CAPT YAMADA Sadayoshi (42) - 11 July 1939 - 15 October 1939
??? - 15 October 1939 - 9 December 1939
CAPT KOJIMA Hideo (44) - 9 December 1939 - 1 October 1941
CAPT MAEDA Tadashi (46) - 1 October 1941 - 15 August 1942
CAPT KAWABATA Masaharu (47) - 15 August 1942 - 15 August 1944
??? - 15 August 1944 - 15 October 1945
8th Section
CAPT SATO Osamu (35) - 10 October 1932 - 1 December 1932
CAPT HONDA Tadao (37) - 1 December 1932 - 1 October 1933
CAPT MAKITA Kakusaburo (38) - 1 October 1933 - 15 November 1934
CAPT SHIMA Kiyohide (39) - 15 November 1934 - 1 December 1936
CAPT HARA Teizo (41) - 1 December 1936 - 1 February 1937
CAPT INOUE Yasuo (38) - 1 February 1937 - 1 December 1937
??? - 1 December 1937 - 15 November 1939
CAPT HORIUCHI Shigetada (46) - 15 November 1939 - 1 September 1941
??? - 1 September 1941 - 20 September 1941
CAPT CHUDO Kanei (44) - 20 September 1941 - 15 July 1943
CAPT HIRAIDE Hideo (45) - 15 July 1943 - 28 December 1943
CAPT HOSOYA Sukeyoshi (49) - 28 December 1943 - 1 April 1945
??? - 1 April 1945 - 15 October 1945
Section N-4 (Communications) (1st Gen.)
Established on 20 December 1905
Deactivated on 1 November 1916
Chiefs
CAPT EGASHIRA Yasutaro (12) - 20 December 1905 - 18 December 1907
CAPT / RADM NAWA Matahachiro (10) - 18 December 1907 - 22 May 1910
CAPT TAKESHITA Isamu (15) - 22 May 1910 - 9 July 1912
VACANT - 9 July 1912 - 1 December 1912
RADM SATO Tetsutaro (14) - 1 December 1912 - 1 December 1913
RADM TAKESHITA Isamu (15) - 1 December 1913 - 10 August 1915
VACANT - 10 August 1915 - 13 December 1915
RADM MORIYAMA Keizaburo (17) - 13 December 1915 - 1 November 1916
Section N-4 (Communications) (2nd Gen.)
Established on 10 October 1932
Deactivated on 15 October 1945
Chiefs
RADM TOYODA Soemu (33) - 10 October 1932 - 23 February 1933
CAPT / RADM MAEDA Seiichi (34) - 23 February 1933 - 1 December 1936
RADM FURIHATA Satoshi (35) - 1 December 1936 - 15 November 1938
RADM NAKAJIMA Torahiko (39) - 15 November 1938 - 1 July 1941
CAPT / RADM KANEKO Shigeji (42) - 1 July 1941 - 25 January 1943
RADM KAWANO Chimaki (42) - 25 January 1943 - 15 February 1944
RADM KUROSHIMA Kameto (44) - 15 February 1944 - 20 August 1944
CAPT / RADM ONISHI Keiichi (44) - 20 August 1944 - 15 March 1945
RADM NOMURA Tomekichi (46) - 15 March 1945 - 5 September 1945
VACANT - 5 September 1945 - 15 October 1945
9th Section
CAPT TAKAHASHI Hideo (36) - 10 October 1932 - 1 December 1932
CAPT MAKITA Kakusaburo (38) - 1 December 1932 - 1 October 1933
CAPT ITO Risaburo (35) - 1 October 1933 - 15 November 1934
CAPT UGAKI Kanji (39) - 15 November 1934 - 10 November 1936
CDR / CAPT KUROSE Hiroshi (41) - 10 November 1936 - 1 February 1937
CAPT HARA Teizo (41) - 1 February 1937 - 1 November 1938
??? - 1 November 1938 - 15 December 1938
CAPT KANEKO Shigeji (42) - 15 December 1938 - 8 August 1940
CAPT AITOKU Ichiro (45) - 8 August 1940 - 10 January 1943
??? - 10 January 1943 - 15 October 1945
10th Section
CAPT NAKASUGI Kyujiro (36) - 10 October 1932 - 1 February 1937
??? - 1 February 1937 - 1 November 1938
CAPT HOSHINO Masatsugu (41) - 1 November 1938 - 1 July 1941
CAPT OGURA Shinji (43) - 1 July 1941 - 15 July 1943
??? - 15 July 1943 - 15 October 1945
11th Section
CAPT ITO Risaburo (35) - 10 October 1932 - 1 October 1933
??? - 1 October 1933 - 1 February 1937
CAPT NAKASUGI Kyujiro (36) - 1 February 1937 - 1 December 1937
CAPT KAKIMOTO Gonichiro (37) - 1 December 1937 - 15 November 1940
CAPT AITOKU Ichiro (45) - 15 November 1940 - 10 January 1943
??? - 10 January 1943 - 15 October 1945