Chūichi Hara
Chūichi Hara | |
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| Nickname | "King Kong" |
| Born | March 15, 1889 |
| Died | February 17, 1964 (aged 74) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Service years | 1911–1945 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Tsuga, Ataka, Tatsuta, 5th Carrier Division, 8th Squadron, Combined Training Air Units, 11th Combined Air Group, 12th Combined Air Group, Kasumigaura Naval Air Group, 4th Fleet |
| Conflicts | |
Chūichi "King Kong" Hara (原 忠一, Hara Chūichi; 15 March 1889 – 17 February 1964) was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Heavier and taller than the average Japanese person, he was nicknamed "King Kong" by his friends earlier in his career (after 1933, when the film King Kong premiered).