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Isoroku Yamamoto
Japanese admiral (1884–1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Admiral Yamamoto" redirects here. For Imperial Japanese Navy Minister who was in office from 1898–1906 and the 8th Prime Minister of Japan, see Yamamoto Gonnohyōe.
Isoroku Yamamoto (山本 五十六, Yamamoto Isoroku, April 4, 1884 – April 18, 1943) was a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II. Yamamoto held several important posts in the Imperial Navy, and undertook many of its changes and reorganizations, especially its development of naval aviation. He was the commander-in-chief during the early years of the Pacific War and oversaw major engagements including the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway. Yamamoto was killed in April 1943 after American code breakers identified his flight plans, enabling the United States Army Air Forces to shoot down his aircraft.
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Isoroku Yamamoto | |
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![]() Admiral Yamamoto, c. 1940 | |
Native name | 山本 五十六 |
Born | (1884-04-04)April 4, 1884 Nagaoka, Niigata, Empire of Japan |
Died | April 18, 1943(1943-04-18) (aged 59) near Panguna, Bougainville, Territory of New Guinea |
Buried | Tama Cemetery, Tokyo[1] |
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service/ | Japanese Navy |
Years of service | 1904–1943 |
Rank | Marshal Admiral (posthumous) |
Commands held | Isuzu, Akagi, 1st Carrier Division, Naval Aviation Bureau, 1st Fleet, Combined Fleet, 1st Battleship Division[2] |
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Alma mater | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy Harvard University |
Spouse(s) |
Reiko Mihashi (m. 1918) |
Other work | Vice-Minister of the Navy |
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