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was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Relatively heavier and taller in his younger years compared with the average Japanese person, he was nicknamed "King Kong" by his friends. ==Biography== Hara was born in Matsue city in Shimane prefecture. He graduated from the 39th class of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy in 1911, ranking 85th out of his class of 149 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the cruiser and the battlecruiser . After his promotion to ensign, he was assigned to and then to the . After attending both torpedo school and naval artillery school, Hara was promoted to sublieutenant and then he served on the destroyer , followed by the cruiser , and then the battleship during World War I. However, it does not appear that he faced combat against the German Empire during his duties. After the end of World War I, Hara returned to naval school again for advanced study in torpedo warfare during 1918 – 19. Then he served as the chief torpedo officer on the destroyer , followed by the destroyer in 1921, and then the cruiser in 1922. Hara attended the Naval Staff College in 1923-24 and then was promoted to lieutenant commander. In December 1926, Hara was assigned to his first command, that of the destroyer . He was promoted to the rank of commander in 1929, and then he served as an instructor at several of the naval ordnance schools during the early 1930s. Hara was given command of the gunboat in 1932, and he was promoted to captain in 1933. During 1933 - 34, Hara was assigned as the naval attaché at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C.. When he returned to Japan, Hara took command of the cruiser from November 1934 to November 1935, and next he held a number of staff positions in the Imperial Japanese Navy until he was promoted to rear admiral on November 15, 1939. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chūichi Hara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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