Marshal-Admiral Viscount Katō Tomosaburō was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, cabinet minister, and Prime Minister of Japan from 1922 to 1923.
Katō Tomosaburō
Katō Tomosaburō wears a formal uniform
From left to right, Kijūrō Shidehara, Katō and Iesato Tokugawa on November 3, 1921, to attend the Washington Naval Conference.
The Combined Fleet was the main sea-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Until 1933, the Combined Fleet was not a permanent organization, but a temporary force formed for the duration of a conflict or major naval maneuvers from various units normally under separate commands in peacetime.
Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō, commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during the Russo-Japanese War.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during the early stage of the Pacific War.
Image: Itoh Sukeyuki
Image: Togo Heihachiro in uniform