He was an important commander of the U.S. and Japanese naval wars in World War II; he was the Allied commander-in-chief of the Pacific Theater during World War II; he was one of the top ten five-star admirals in the United States; and he was the famous U.S. Admiral- Chester William Nimitz.
On February 24, 1885, a new life was born in a German immigrant family in Texas. It is a great pity that only my mother saw this little life coming, and his father died of illness before he was born, and he is the protagonist of our current issue, Chester William Nimitz.
Because of his poor family, Nimitz used his extracurricular time to work at the age of 8 and earned change to support his family. Although the young Nimitz lived in an unusually difficult environment, these difficulties did not make him succumb, but honed his perseverance. What is even more precious is that the dilemma in front of him did not dampen his thirst for knowledge, but used all his time to absorb knowledge.
Faced with nimitz's educational problems, his grandfather had a very different idea from his mother, who taught Nimitz to be rigorous and careful and generous to others. His grandfather, on the other hand, cultivated his spirit of positivity and optimism and dared to challenge from an early age, and exercised his strong will to be indomitable in the face of adversity. Apparently, Nimitz preferred his grandfather's way of teaching.
In September 1901, Nimitz was admitted to the United States Naval Academy and became a member of the Naval Officer School. During his studies, Nimitz immersed himself in maritime tactics and simulated a large number of simulated naval combat exercises. Eventually, Nimitz graduated with honors.
In January 1907, at the age of 22, Nimitz was awarded the rank of second lieutenant and soon received command of the destroyer DECATEC. However, in July 1908, Nimitz ran aground on the mud shore due to a command error, which eventually ended with the release of the Decatur command.
In January 1909, Nimitz was sent to serve in the 1st Submarine Fleet and became captain of submarines. During his service, due to Nimitz's outstanding performance, Henmitz was subsequently promoted to commander of the submarine fleet, and in August 1916, he was promoted to the rank of major.
From 1917 to 1939, Nimitz served as chief of staff of the submarine fleet, instructor of the Reserve Officer Training Squad, commander-in-chief of the battleship squadron, and director of the Navigation Department. It was not until after the outbreak of Pearl Harbor that Nimitz was appointed commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, with full responsibility for the operational deployment of the U.S. military to eliminate the Japanese sea power.
After 1942, Nimitz successfully planned and carried out air raids on The Japanese capital Of Tokyo, Nagoya and other cities, psychologically hitting Japan's arrogance and boosting the morale of the American people. At the same time, it also forced the Japanese army to transfer a large number of fighter groups back to the country to defend the mainland, which reduced overseas combat strength to a certain extent.
In May of the same year, Nimitz commanded the U.S. military to enter the Battle of the Coral Sea, although on the surface, the direct losses of the U.S. army were greater than those of the Japanese, but the U.S. forces under the command of Nimitz sabotaged the Japanese attempt to occupy Port Moresby, which caused the short-term loss of japanese aircraft carriers and helped the U.S. military win the Battle of Midway.
Nimitz was unfortunate because he was born in the war years and experienced too much parting and suffering; Nimitz was lucky because he was born in the war years, and his military talents were freed. In order to remember him, the American people even named the aircraft carrier after him, remembering the general who made great contributions during World War II.
Next, Nimitz was able to make full use of his ability in the position of commander, and successfully organized classic battles such as the Battle of Guadalcanal and the Battle of the Gilbert Islands. This made the Pacific Japanese army pay a terrible price. Nimitz's outstanding performance in the Pacific Theater was obvious to all, so in December 1944, Nimitz was awarded the five-star admiral of the Navy, which is a well-deserved name.
On February 20, 1966, Nimitz died of illness at the age of 80, and the U.S. government held a state funeral to thank him for his great contribution to World War II. In this way, the famous admiral of the Navy ended his legendary life.
Nimitz was unfortunate because he was born in the war years and experienced too much parting and suffering; Nimitz was lucky because he was born in the war years, and his military talents were freed. In order to remember him, the American people even named the aircraft carrier after him, remembering the general who made great contributions during World War II.
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