Back ميتسودو فوتشيدا Arabic ميتسو فوكيدا ARZ Mitsuo Fuchida Catalan Mitsuo Fuchida Danish Fuchida Mitsuo German Μιτσούο Φουσίντα Greek Mitsuo Fuchida Spanish میتسوئو فوچیدا Persian Mitsuo Fuchida Finnish Mitsuo Fuchida French
Mitsuo Fuchida | |
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 Commander Mitsuo Fuchida (1941-44) | |
| Native name | 淵田 美津雄 |
| Born | 3 December 1902 Katsuragi, Nara, Japan |
| Died | 30 May 1976 (aged 73) Kashiwara, Osaka, Japan |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service/ |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1924–45 |
| Rank |    Captain |
| Unit | 1st Air Fleet |
| Commands held | Akagi: 1st (flag), 2nd and 3rd air squadrons |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Mitsuo Fuchida (淵田 美津雄, Fuchida Mitsuo, 3 December 1902 – 30 May 1976) was a Japanese captain[1] in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service and a bomber observer in the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II. He is perhaps best known for leading the first wave of air attacks on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. Working under the overall fleet commander, Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo, Fuchida was responsible for the coordination of the entire aerial attack.
After the war ended, Fuchida became a Christian convert and evangelist, traveling across the United States and Europe to tell his story. He later settled in the U.S. (although never taking American citizenship for himself).[2] Some of Fuchida's wartime claims have been challenged as self-serving by historians, including his claimed advocacy for a third wave attack on Pearl Harbor.