Chester W. Nimitz - Fleet Admiral of the US Navy | Biography Documentary
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It is the life story of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Raised on the plains of Texas, Nimitz had never seen an ocean when he entered the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland at the beginning of the century. Yet, forty years later he rescued the world's largest body of water from the tyranny of one of the mightiest fleets ever assembled. His incredible and brilliant victories at Midway and the Coral Sea, at Okinawa and the Philippines during the Pacific Campaigns (1941-1945), will remain forever as an example of the United States Navy's proudest heritage.
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About the fleet admiral rank:
Fleet admiral (FADM) was a five-star flag officer rank in the United States Navy and was, in its time, the highest rank attainable in the service. Fleet admiral ranked immediately above admiral and was equivalent to General of the Army and General of the Air Force.
The United States rank of fleet admiral was created by an Act of Congress for four officers to hold on a temporary basis on December 14, 1944. There has been no authorization to use the rank since. No legal provisions ever existed for its use other than for the four officers appointed to it.
The rank was held by the following officers:
William D. Leahy - December 15, 1944
Ernest J. King - December 17, 1944
Chester W. Nimitz - December 19, 1944
William F. Halsey, Jr. - December 11, 1945
The timing of the first three fleet admiral appointments was carefully planned, such that a clear order of seniority and a near-equivalence between the services was established for the generals of the Army promoted at the same time. General Marshall was promoted to general of the Army on December 16, 1944; General MacArthur was promoted on December 18, 1944; General Eisenhower was promoted on December 20, 1944, and General Arnold was promoted on December 21, 1944.
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The greatest admiral and down to earth person. He was offered $120,000 salary in private sector but he turned it down. His pay at the time as admiral was $30,000.
Nimitz was a great asset to US Navy in WWII.
Inflation calculator says that’s more than $500k today. Still not bad…
His excellence and service are impressive, and the world owes him a great deal, together with the valiant sailors, marines, pilots, soldiers and all the supporting staff who fought in WW2.
It was incredible what Admiral Nimitz did in the Pacific because of the logistics, and this is what I'm afraid that we're lacking now in the Pacific, he was able to keep his carriers fully fueled under a variety of conditions, relationships with Islanders from all of the bikini and all of the Pacific and we were respected there by the Islanders and we treated everyone with respect but to keep his shifts fully fueled and fully armed and keep the Marines on the shores fully equipped and given them air cover, and artillery protection, it was the most magnificent logistical operation in the history of mankind
When Trump talks about Merritt, every one of these Sailors and officers in the Pacific and in our Navy and army they had it, there wasn't appointments for just because you was the Admiral's son, if you was the Admiral's son you had to be better than, the Admiral himself
Nimitz was actually offered around $25k per year by a diesel engine manufacturer, in the early 1920's. And he wasn't an admiral at the time, but (I think) a lieutenant commander.
Admiral Nimitz lived on yerba buena island in an admiral qtrs in the middle of san francisco bay, next to treasure island naval base. My father who served 25 yrs in the navy and 25 yrs civil service as the head electrician on treasure island knew admiral nimitz. he did alot of electrical work on the mansion, he has a signed photo of him signing the end of the war treaty on the battleship. It is a great keepsake! From a great leader .
Amazing thanks for sharing.
Very cool. Has your dad past on ? My dad did he was in WW2. Miss him and his stories
@@romansroad2007Yes he passed in 2001. now that II think of it I should have asked him more war stories, I found a real little book, he wrote what happened every day, it seems they either attacked someone or got attacked every day, it's amazing he lived thru the war at all, being on at least 17 different ships for 25 yrs. He was up on the tallest part of a ship repairing the radar that was knocked out in the battle of Leyte gulf, he said the bullets were zinging by his ears!
Been there, to Treasure Island. Flew into San Francisco via NAS Alemeda. However, complements via BRAC (base closings) . . . Alameda & Treasure Island both closed ! 😬🇺🇸
@@romansroad2007 that's passed on, William . . . 😬
He was a great Admiral and served his country well.
Yep, nothing like the shameless self-promoter General MacArthur; he didn't make a big deal himself, he simply did his job and won a theater of war in World War II.
he and admiral fletcher destroyed our kido butai.
I saw him once, riding in his command car up Dillingham Blvd and pass the Oahu Prison. I was just a kid in WWII. Now, I live just 70 miles from Fredericksburg, TX, his hometown. There is a Pacific War Museum there.
Whenever I think about the Pacific theater of WW II, it was always General MacArthur who comes to mind, due to the history lessons I was taught in public school and all the movies and tv shows about his larger than life presence.
However this enlightening documentary reminded me just how crucial Admiral Nimitz was in planning the naval operations of the war. Without Nimitz, the outcome of the Pacific theater could have been radically changed.
A truly great American hero of the greatest generation!
There could not be ANY fighting on any island if it were not for the navy, yet McArthur gets the glory.
Birth place: Fredricksburg, TX. There is a Nimitz Museum there too. Great stop for a visit commemorating a great American Hero.
For being in the middle of nowhere that area has so many fun things to do. Great hiking and cool geological features.
What an amazing person Admiral C.W Nimitz is .It is such an honour to name an Aircraft carrier after such a fine Naval Admiral .I am sure all the naval personal on the USS NIMITZ CVN 68 are all very proud to be on such a mighty war ship .
As a former naval officer I've always been a fan of FADM C. W. Nimitz. I have read many books on the various battles in the Pacific and biographies of the various naval officers involved. This is the first documentary in which there were two clips of Fleet Admiral Nimitz speaking, so it was the first time I actually heard his voice. As we say in the Navy, Well Done, and thank you!
Thanks for your comment sir and your service. Question: does America have a Nimitz today? or an Eisenhower, or Patton..?? Are they being checked by a pacifist and/or isolationist nation..?? If so it's very reminiscent of the period just prior to Pearl Harbor...
Indeed, great to hear him speak, wonderful that that the army included this footage in this video, and his been preserved for us.
I read The Admirals, the book about Nimitz, Halsey, King and Leahy. That got me started to read and watch more about Halsey and NImitz. WW2 was such an important time for the world in general and America and Europe in particular. It’s also instructive to read and hear about how these admirals were shaped through their upbringing and years of service before the war. They would not have been able to be great admirals in a time of need if they had not slugged on destroyers, carriers and submarines and at naval offices in the preceding decades. I salute them!
It was a very proud day for me. When as a child I got to meet Admiral Nimitz in the early sixties. At a WW2 reunion of COMPACFLT personnel at a park NW of Pearl. My dad was a observer for William Halsey during the war and attended many meeting Of Halsey and Nimitz to discus problems in the fleet. I was base paper boy at Pearl while dad was stationed on the Hill. At 12 years Nimitz called me Mr. Lloyd, That was the respect that he had for others.
As a San Diegan I try to live up to the standards set out by this great but polite man who represented our great nation so well...
My dad fought under Admiral Nimitz. He had much respect for him.
one of the greatest leaders ever .....a brilliant, humble,GREAT LEADER.
One of the great men of the war time. A man who stood in the breach and lead the way for our great Nation. We will remember, Always.
RIP Admiral and thank you!
One of my ancestors... proud to be apart of his family. very smart and dedicated man.
Katie Marie get a dictionary and learn what an ancestor is lmao
He was close with my grandmother, he acted like a father figure for her because her parents were stuck in Soviet- occupied Hungary
He's my ancestor as well. Small world.
@@larsonwells2656 hehe she should
He's my ancestor too!
Let's do a cookout!
At 10:45 there is a photo of 5" gunmount 6 on USS Birmingham with a big hole in the rear corner behind the pointer's seat. My dad served in that position some time prior to this mount's damage from the explosion on the carrier Princeton.
The mount captain died from his injuries.
Humility is a positive force that knows no limitations nor boundaries.
My respect for the USN , I named my son after my grampa, a WW2 USA Navy hero. He was very kind to me and loved me. My love and respect for the Greatest Generation Love, Mari
If you look up their ethnicity, many of our ranking military leaders were of German descent. Eisenhower and Nimitz to name but two.
+Neil Huff Frank Capra beat you to it.
Jeff Gibson that is best comment I read and exactly what I was thinking
Brilliant comment!
Doug MacArthur.
Ummm... Sorry.
other notable military officers of german descent" . . .chuck yeager(jaeger-german), eddie rickenbacker(rickenbacher-german), except for hyman rickover polish
TTTTTTTHANKS~~~Chester William Nimitz (February 24, 1885 - February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CinCPac), for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_W._Nimitz
I served at Pearl Harbor 30 years after WW2 . I knew full well who Chester Nimitz was at 19 years old. I always took Nimitz Hwy home from work. The navy taught me to be a man good enough for me to pay my way through life.
I jogged along Nimitz Hwy, shipmate! Cheers.
@@TheBatugan77 thank you for that. It's time to meet each other. I just retired from the custom woodworking business, two weeks ago I lived in Hawaii.
Promoted past 28 senior officers by FDR to command the pacific fleet . EXCELLENT CHOICE !
I love the bit when it said that MacArthur and Nimitz work smoothly together...
Doesn't even touch upon Nimitz' greatest moment of his career, it just glances over it in a brief mention.
I'm surprised I didn't see some pom pom girls dancing by the screen.
Our greatest Admiral ever, needs a little more then a propaganda film.
He needs not only a ship named after him, but a whole class of the most powerful carriers built..
Oh, he got that?
Rest in peace Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz..
Calm seas and Fair Winds to you
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, The USN was Fortunate to have such a Man, at such a Time.
My uncle fought over in the Pacific he was in a artillery out fit. What time I got to spend with him he said he loved Nimitz said he was a good leader. He told me Nimitz launched one of air attacks on the Island Earnest was on and he said there were hundreds of planes flying over them the sky was black with U.S> planes
Imagination is the workshop of our minds, capable of turning mind-energy into great accomplishments.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 ... Maximum respect for this great Admiral.
I remember jogging up the Nimitz Hill in Guam every year to commemorate his achievements.
I knew Admiral Nimitz son, also Admiral Nimitz
Wouldn't that make him Admiral Jr? Addie for short?
Nimitz, when he took command at the end of Dec 41 had his change of command aboard the largest, fully functional, combatant ship in Pearl a SUBMARINE! She was so small that they had to erect a set of bleachers on the pier in order to accommodate the participants and guests of the CoC. When he was asked about it he made a comment that he was not important enough to bring a larger ship into the harbor just for a change of command.
One of the greatest of the greatest generation!🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🦅😑
A mans man! So much respect and admiration for this man!
However, he would be
rolling over in his grave knowing what his great America is today, 7 FEB 2021......
The Best son of América! A brazilian fan
My next outing to Northern California need stop by at Admiral Nimitz grave site pay respect to him.
May have been the best military officer produced by our country.
I graduated from the naval academy in 1976 with his relative
I'm a retired Sailor.
This guy was in 3 times as long.
Real heroes, the Greatest Generation! I named my son after my grampa, a WW2 hero in the USN . I miss you Edward
He was the best man for the job.
Acutally Admiral Yamamoto knew what we could do.
Was he the one who said if you fight america you wake a sleeping giant
@@kevinstubbs3855 yamamoto knew they had 6 months to run wild in the pacific and try to get america to the table. After that american industry would be in full swing and it'd just be a matter of time.
Thank you. A real hero❤
a great humble man. the opposite of mac arthur.
There is/was a real good bookstore at the Admiral Nimitz Center in Fredericksburg, Texas. Good German food around there, too.
A great and honorable man. One of my 3 Heroes: R.E.Lee, Chester Nimitz and D.B. Cooper. I was fortunate to serve on the USS Nimitz.
May I ask why is D.B. Cooper such a hero of yours?
@@josephstevens9888 Because after 35 years of working for an airline getting regularly screwed it's great to see someone screw the airline and get away with it all these many years later.
@@rogerhuber3133 That's hilarious :)
@@SamBrickell If Cooper knew what he'd gotten away with it might be worth something.
The Great Admiral Nimitz, was the son of GERMAN immigrants. Bravo and well done sir!
Yes, now isn’t that something ironic! We have an Austrian psychopath who manipulated Germany into this horrific war in which 80 MILLION people died, most of them innocent civilians, and the grandson of a German immigrant to the US (whose mother’s family had something to do with him, as well!) who produced such a great naval strategist in the US, with a _HUGE_ amount of help from the codebreakers who broke the Japanese military codes, especially prior to Midway….if he’d been beaten there, Tojo would have had a clear path to the western US, not to mention Hawaii; at the time Pearl Harbor was bombed, we only had 100,000 men in uniform to defend the country! And it wasn’t German immigrants alone who made the US great….don’t forget that the US is a country of immigrants, whether they were English and came in 1620 (as one of mine did) or at any other time. The Native Americans are the only original residents of our country, and it was the Navajo language which was used to encrypt US military messages during WWII which could not be broken because of it’s complexity. As you can see, there’s a lot of glory to be shared.
Nothing ironic to praise Admiral Nimitz, wherever his ancestors hailed from, or anyone else. He was one of the frontline Naval minds responsible for the defeat of Imperial Japan's navy which threatened every country within their reach. They didn't care what race you were, they just wanted everything you had to take back to Japan or to use as they wished and they were mighty brutal about it.
So good thanks we aprecite
12:35 the most awkward change over during a presentation 😂 Handing over a 6 foot long stick. Then Nimitz at first stands at the left, then decides to head for his "seat", climbing over tables and what not. McArthur turns to glare at Nimitz 😂 Nimitz then didn't even have a seat, awkwardly sitting on the edge of a table or something
A brave and very clever chap.
Great Naval Genius.🥇🥇🥇
O almirante Chester Nimitz, foi um dos maiores militares no teatro de guerra ,no pacífico, sobre o seu comando as forca navais e terrestres ,lutarão bravamente conquistado r retomando os territórios ocupados pelo japoneses.
I can't think of any other American commander in the war that was thrust into as tough a job and as heavy a responsibility as Nimitz after Pearl Harbor. By looking at other subordinate and higher ranking commanders, it's impossible to think any other person could have balanced the myriad pressures and crushing expectations as well as Nimitz. He was truly the right man at the right time.
He had to work with MacArthur….that would have made the sanest man crazy. My dad fought with the Marines in the Pacific, and Nimitz was instrumental in keeping that branch of the military active when it was very nearly disbanded. Not that my dad had any emotional investment in that, bc he didn’t. But it’s a fact.
I would have to say General Curtis LeMay was also brilliant in his creation of Strategic Air Command!! Though I served after he passed you still felt his actions that made us in SAC to have won the cold war and never fired a shot!! Both men are of high caliber!!
10:57 Dude has a full beard?!
They were allowed to when they were at sea, at least in WWII.
According to a secret service agent that guard Roosevelt a direct quote Nimitz has an aura around him and you can get the job done no matter what
Que Dios bendiga a Estados Unidos de América, desde su fundación ha sido bendecido con hombres honorables. Gracias por el liderazgo de este gran país
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More Credit should be given to US Intelligence unit, for breaking & decoding the Japanese military communications. Thereby giving Adm. Nimitz advance info.on Japanese plans & movement.
You guy have to realize for the most part these men worked TOGETHER toward common goal in there feilds But 5 star Gen.MacCathur Eizenhower GC Marshall Omar Bradley Hap Arnold Nimiz 4 star NAVY only but they worked togetheronly one diff.was Patton
A quiet mind cannot be perplexed or frightened.
Well, that’s not really true….every mind can be shaken to its core, depending on the stimulus.
@@voraciousreader3341 I agree with you entirely. No one is perfect, we are all frail human beings.
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A damned close run thing!
Halsey very nearly scuppered the Leite Gulf landings.
Taffy 3.
Taffy 4 did one hell of a lot to save that landing that destroyer squadron turned that IJN fleet around
In my oppinion holsey was just a little careless about his decision on the leyte landing.
what a great commander
@ 27:58 what size binoes ?
That is not TX in the opening scenes; possibly Wyoming or Montana. Nimitz was born in the Texas hill country, I've seen to many clips yammering about his having been born on the "plains" of TX. Texas hill country is beautiful and there is plenty of good clear water. No oceans though. Just the Gulf coast.
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We have a Nimitz Blvd in San Diego.
Yes, it was on the old Naval Training center
As a Filipino, growing up in Manila in the 60s and 70s, not much is mentioned about Nimitz role in the liberation of the Philippines. However, everybody has heard of MacArthur. Maybe MacArthur was a better propagandist? The PH educational system should correct this. Now, through TH-cam, I am learning more about Admiral Nimitz significant role in liberating the Philippines. Better late than never I suppose.
Mac Arthur was an impossible narcissist, greedy for power and much more recognition than he deserved. He had a way of grooming powerful men to support him when he inevitably did or said something that would have got anyone else fired. Nimitz was the exact opposite, as he had no self promotion in his makeup. He did his job honorably and well, and had no wish to take credit for his own achievements, believing that he was only one of a good group of officers. MacArthur is still an embarrassment to anyone who knows his history, and not because he took credit for his subordinates’ successes and undermined other officers….his bad decisions cost a lot of lives in the war. Your country would have had to wait for liberation much longer if Nimitz hadn’t headed the Navy!
I like nimitz
An undersea visionary and a surface demon.
I think he was the last person ranked The Admiral Of The Fleet which is equivalent to a 6 star general or The General Of The Army that only George Washington (by congress in 1976 I think) and Sherman received (McArthur almost got it too, almost).
And Iron men were not to be shaby, smelly or undisciplined.
Cleanliness is the Core of Seamen.
If chaos rules no surviving will be the outcome.
Bunk, shoes, uniform or Chow or poop deck will be fit to represent living sailors. We're not fighting men but instruments beyond teams to deter attack. We are part of and pieces of a mighty force of volunteers, scared enough to die beneath the waves to be so naive to function in such a manner to clean the Oceans just by doing and not questioning. You may challenge with our Constitutions freedoms but; If you need to question. I do not want you on my ship but on land asking for us to become and get better.
He would’ve won the battle at punk hazard too.
U'LL DON'T HARM THE PERSON WHO HAS HAD
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Anyone else find the globe at the beginning a little odd?
Odd that he was a submariner and yet had a class of aircraft carrier named for him.
Well, he did become Fleet Admiral. I'm surprised it ain't the Nimitz Ocean.
Texas y’all
Yep. I remember Fonda's speech in Midway. Deepest part of his hometown lake was waist deep.
At best Coral Sea was a draw. It's like saying Dunkirk was a victory for the British.
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Hey The whole US Navy and Marines fought the Pacific
I've been watching WW2 in the Pacific videos on TH-cam for the last 18 months. I've come to the conclusion that Admiral Nimitz and all those American Pilots saved the United States of America. My other conclusion is that the US could have lost at Midway at several different points on June 4, 1942. We either had God on our side, or we're the GD luckiest contury ever. Lucky to have the Admiral on our side. Next year is the 80th Anniversity of Midway. Lets give them and the Admiral the recognition they deserve. Write your Congressman and Senator.
The US won at Midway because our code breakers had broken the Japanese codes….that was all that stood between the west coast of the US and Japan at that point. But a Japanese code was intercepted in which a code was used to refer to their next naval target, but nobody knew where they were referring to. The USN sent a message they knew would be intercepted stating that the desalination units on Midway weren’t operating correctly. The Japanese picked it up, and sent a message to their high command, giving the same code, stating that the fresh water converter was broken….that’s how Nimitz et al knew Midway was the destination and prepared a battle plan. And the pilots absolutely DID NOT win the war….who do you think fought on the islands?? They bombed Iwo Jima for days ahead of time, not knowing that the Japanese had dug honeycombed warrens underneath the surface! The bombs killed the native people there, but not the Japanese….my dad was a Marine who fought on Iwo Jima, and Saipan and other islands, where air cover meant nothing, and thousands more Marines died than Navy pilots, 17;000 died in the 4th Marine Division alone. Then there’s New Guinea and the Asian continent, where the Australian infantry had the hard slogging, and the whole of Europe from Stalingrad west and south to North Africa! Did anybody _there_ contribute to winning the war, or was it only due to the pilots in the Pacific?? Instead of watching TH-cam documentaries, try reading books to learn history. Videos are typically only 40-60 minutes long, so whole huge blocks of information are left out, as I have just shown you, so you’re only very slightly more informed than you were before. I watch for the film footage, but have been reading about WWII for 35 years….new books using newly declassified material come out all the time! As for God, saying the Americans cornered that market is blasphemous in my understanding of Christianity….if God protected the winners, how come so many Americans died in that war?? Did God desert _them_ in their hour of need? That’s horrible!
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Tojo started it. Nimitz finished it.
Quote: “The Japanese made three of the biggest mistakes an attack force could ever make, or God was taking care of America.”
So, if God was taking care of America, how come so many Americans died all over the world during this war?? Did God desert _them_ in their hour of need? This is a horrible misrepresentation of the Christian religion, as though God favored one army or navy over another, or one Marine over another! My dad fought on islands in the Pacific, including bloody Saipan and Iwo Jima, and spent the rest of his life tortured by survivor’s guilt and PTSD….did God spare him to put him through that HELL?? Stop saying that crap, ffs! God gave human beings free will, and if you think that WWII was in God’s plan, you clearly don’t understand God at all!
Facts never known until today. German delegates pushed for the same to spare the innocent. But godless tyrants never willingly step down. They must always be forcibly removed as the devil himself! They always sacrifice others in their insatiable lust.
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Admiral "Bull Halsey" in short pants.... C'mon....
Yes, Interesting . . .
Waste of time, mostly fill of war scenes seen many times before. Chester Nimitz is given hardly a thought.
I think Halsey outranked him once, in 1909. Fun fact.
I think there were at least 25 naval officers who outranked Nimitz, but FDR (having been US Assistant Secretary to the Navy in WWI) recognized his qualities and chose him.
@@voraciousreader3341 45, to be exact.
if only japan won midway and coral sea the whole asia and pacific would have been ours.
The behavior of Japanese soldiers toward the people they conquered was extremely cruel and sickening, or do you not pay attention to the way they tortured and murdered millions of non-combatants?? I’m thankful and proud that my dad, a US Marine, helped oust the Japanese oppressors from the strategic islands they held in the Pacific, and thank God Tojo and Hitler were crushed….military dictators are the biggest psychopaths in the world, and that includes Stalin.
In this video many CHINESE PEOPLE were tortured by the JAPANESE forces and to this day they never forgot that. Japan like Germany were expanding and they had to be stopped and AMERICA didn't want to enter the war ADMIRAL YAMAMOTO famous quote WAS WEAK HAVE WOKE A SLEEPING GIANTS he was educated in the United States HIROHITOwasnt.
Thank God the Japanese didn't hit the fuel facilities, that would have set us back, for some reason I buy the gift of God they did not hit the fuel
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A HERO of WW2? Was he even once exposed to enemy fire during the whole war?
Veljko Stevanovic It wasn't his job to be exposed to enemy fire. It was his job to plan and lead, which he did superbly.
So according to you sitting comfortably in an office and planning is an act of bravery?
Wade McClusky was a hero, so was John Waldron, Buzz Wagner, Lt Tomonaga, Saburo Sakai, some of the GIs and Imperial soldiers...etc...etc... Nimitz? No. Yamamoto at least was WIA during the Russo Japanese war and did get KIA (though not really by seeking to fight in the front ranks).
Veljko Stevanovic
If that was meant for me point out where I said Nimitz committed an act of bravery!
You can't, I didn't.
I don't know if English is your first language but I would suggest you learn the definition of words before you make comments to people about things they never said.
The title if the video doesn't call him a brave man, it calls him a hero.
Words have meaning, that is different words are used to convey specific ideas.
The dictionary meaning of hero is; "a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities"
Note, not only brave acts but great acts or fine qualities.
Do you disagree that Chester W. Nimitz displayed fine qualities and committed great acts?
For that matter it could be argued that he was brave too, bravery can be displayed in many ways other than facing bullets and bombs.
Merriam Webster online (from which all of these definitions come) defines bravery as;
1 - "the quality that allows someone to do things that are dangerous or frightening
2 - : the quality or state of being brave"
which leads us to the definition of brave; "having or showing courage".
Courage is "mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty", note, physical courage isn't even listed. (I think it should be)
I would argue that Nimitz did show the mental strength to venture and persevere in the face of difficulty, hence he was courageous and so he could be called brave.
Sending the last three carriers in the Pacific to fight as underdogs at the battle of Midway was certainly a courageous act.
A man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.
Needs both brave deeds and noble qualities, the former is lacking case closed, moving on.
Veljko Stevanovic
I don't know where you got that definition, you cite no source, but it certainly doesn't confine braver deeds to physical courage.
There are such qualities as moral courage too.
But you go ahead and move on, bye!