Hiroaki Abe Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hiroaki Abe, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Japan.

10 records1899–19499 events8 places

Chronological biography

1899

Birth of Hiroaki Abe1899

Warfare / Military · Aichi

Birth of Hiroaki Abe

1938

Rear Admiral1938

Warfare / Military · Rear Admiral

Appointed Rear Admiral

1941

Battle of Pearl Harbour1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Eighth Cruiser Division · Pearl Harbour

Commander of Eighth Cruiser Division in the Pearl Harbour Strike Force

1942

Battle of Solomons23 August 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Eighth Cruiser Division · Solomons

Leads his ships as the vanguard group at the carrier battles of the eastern Solomons

Battle of Santa Cruz26 October 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Commander of Eighth Cruiser Division · Santa Cruz

Leads his ships as the vanguard group at the carrier battles of Santa Cruz

Battle of Midway13 November 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Vice Admiral · Iron Bottom

Abes "Tokyo Express" is stopped at Ironbottom Sound & Abe is removed from command

Battle of Midway13 November 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Vice Admiral · Midway

Leads the bomardment at Midway & Wake Island

Loss of Hiei13 November 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Vice Admiral · Guadalcanal

Abe withdraws after Hiei is crippled in the night battle and later lost to repeated American air attacks.

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal13 November 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Vice Admiral · Ironbottom Sound

Abe leads a battleship bombardment force into a confused night action against American cruisers and destroyers.

1949

Death of Hiroaki Abe1949

Warfare / Military

Death of Hiroaki Abe

Titles and roles

Commander of Eighth Cruiser Division · Rear Admiral · Vice Admiral

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.