Subbu Toyoda
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Soemu Toyoda Soemu Toyoda 1885-1957 Birthplace: Oita Prefecture Navy General Soemu Toyoda became Commander of the 4th Fleet after serving as Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet and Chief of Military Affairs Bureau. 1944, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, but initially declined. He commanded the Battle of Mariana, the Battle of Leyte, and the suicide mission of the battleship "Yamato" at sea in Okinawa. After the war, he was arrested on charges of war crimes, but the charges were dropped. Commander-in-Chief of the 2nd Fleet, Vice Admiral Toyoda. (Photo by Kingendai PhotoLibrary/AFLO)