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Takijirō Ōnishi
Imperial Japanese Navy admiral (1891-1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Takijirō Ōnishi (大西瀧治郎, Ōnishi Takijirō, 2 June 1891 – 16 August 1945) was a Vice-Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, who came to known as the father of the kamikaze.
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Ōnishi.
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