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Takijirō Ōnishi

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In this Japanese name, the family name is Ōnishi.
Admiral Takijiro Onishi, in pilot's gear.

Takijirō Ōnishi (大西瀧治郎, Ōnishi Takijirō, 2 June 1891 – 16 August 1945) was a Vice-Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, who came to known as the father of the kamikaze.

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  • One of the commanders who be orderd the Kamikaze operation (in Japanese)
  • Chen, Peter. "WW2DB:Tak1jiro Onishi". WW2 Database. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  • "Onishi Takajiro". His farewell note. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  • Mościbrodzki, Wojciech. "Onishi Takajiro". Admiral's Memorial Site. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  • Nishida, Hiroshi. "Materials of IJN: Onishi, Takajiro". Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2007-08-03.