Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo, photograph by the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1942.
This portrait was taken during WWII while Nagumo was commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy First Air Fleet. His aerial divisions played a pivotal role in the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack and, at the time, were part of the world’s largest fleet of aircraft carriers.
Naval History and Heritage Command, Washington, DC.
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