Okada, Keisuke
- Date of birth:
- January 20th, 1868 (Fukui, Japan)
- Date of death:
- October 7th, 1952 (Japan)
- Buried on:
- Tama Cemetery
- Nationality:
- Japanese
Biography
Admiral Keisuke Okada was an opponent to the war against the United States and played an important role in overthrowing the Hideki Tojo cabinet in 1944.
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Zuiho sho, 6th Class
- Awarded on:
- November 18th, 1895
- Awarded on:
- November 18th, 1895
- Period:
- Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
- Awarded on:
- May 30th, 1905
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 7th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 7th, 1915
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Awarded on:
- November 1st, 1920
Order Virtuti Militari Knight
- Awarded on:
- May 29th, 1928
- Awarded on:
- December 5th, 1930
Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
- Awarded on:
- January 28th, 1930
- Awarded on:
- January 21st, 1933
Grand Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Awarded on:
- May 30th, 1933
Sources
- - Bix, H.P., Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan (2001)
- "Government Bulletin" No. 3727 "Ordination and Resignation" November 29, 1897
- "Government Bulletin" No. 3862, Appendix "Resignation" May 16, 1896
- "Government Bulletin" No. 6573 "Investiture and Resignation" May 31, 1905.
- "Government Bulletin" No. 1067 "Ordination and Resignation" February 24, 1916.
- "Kanpo" No. 979 "Ordination and Resignation" November 4, 1918
- "Kanpo" No. 427 "Ordination and Resignation" June 1, 1938
- "Government Bulletin" No. 1817 "Ordination and Resignation" January 23, 1933.
- "Government Bulletin" No. 924 "Ordination and Resignation" January 30, 1945
- "Government Bulletin" No. 1499, Appendix "Resignation II" December 28, 1945
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