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Minoru Genda
Genda as IJN Captain (1940s)
Born(1904-08-16)August 16, 1904
Kake, Yamagata District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
DiedAugust 15, 1989(1989-08-15) (aged 84)
Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
AllegianceMinoru Genda Empire of Japan
Minoru Genda Japan (1954-1962)
Service/branchMinoru Genda Imperial Japanese Navy
Minoru Genda Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Years of service1924–45 (IJN)
1954–1962 (JASDF)
Rank Captain (IJN)
General (JASDF)
Commands heldImperial Navy General Staff,
Senior Air Officer Zuikaku,
Staff officer 1st Air Fleet,
Commander, 343rd Kōkūtai,
Chief of Staff, JASDF
Battles/warsWorld War II,
Pearl Harbor Attack Plan, Battle of Midway
AwardsUS Legion of Merit degree of Commander (1962)
Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd class (1974)
Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class (1981)
Member of House of Councillors of Japan
In office
1962–1986
Personal details
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party

General Minoru Genda (源田 実, Genda Minoru, 16 August 1904 – 15 August 1989) was a Imperial Japanese Navy flight officer, JASDF general and politician. He is best known for helping to plan the attack on Pearl Harbor. After the war he became the third Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

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