Masaichi Niimi
Masaichi Niimi | |
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Vice Admiral Masaichi Niimi | |
| Governor of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation | |
| In office 25 December 1941 – 20 February 1942 | |
| Monarch | Shōwa |
| Prime Minister | Hideki Tōjō |
| Preceded by | Sir Mark Aitchison Young |
| Succeeded by | Rensuke Isogai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1887 Hiroshima, Japan |
| Died | 2 April 1993 (aged 106) |
| Awards | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (July 1942) Order of the Rising Sun (2nd Class) (1936) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch/service | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1908–1944 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Ōi, Yakumo, Maya, Naval Education Bureau, Naval Academy, 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet, Maizuru Naval District |
| Battles/wars | |
Vice-Admiral Masaichi Niimi (新見 政一, Niimi Masaichi, 4 February 1887 – 2 April 1993) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.