Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Isoroku Yamamoto
Isoroku Yamamoto
Native name	山本 五十六
Born	(1884-04-04)April 4, 1884 Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Died	April 18, 1943(1943-04-18) (aged 59) Buin, New Guinea
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1901–1943
Rank	Marshal admiral Commander-in-Chief
Unit	Combined Fleet among others
Commands held	Isuzu, Akagi Naval Air Command, Navy Ministry, Naval Air Command, 1st Fleet, Combined Fleet, 1st Battleship Division
Battles/wars	Russo-Japanese War Battle of Tsushima World War II Pacific War †
Awards	Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (2nd class, posthumously) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun Paulownia Blossoms (1st class) Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (1st class) Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) Order of the Golden Kite (2nd class) Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

Russo-Japanese War

World War II

Isoroku Yamamoto (山本 五十六^?, Yamamoto Isoroku, April 4, 1884 – April 18, 1943) was a Japanese Marshal Admiral of the Navy and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II until his death.

Yamamoto held several important posts in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), and undertook many of its changes and reorganizations, especially its development of naval aviation. He was the commander-in-chief during the decisive early years of the Pacific War and therefore responsible for major battles, such as Pearl Harbor and Midway. He died when American code breakers identified his flight plans and his plane was shot down. His death was a major blow to Japanese military morale during World War II.

Yamamoto was born Isoroku Takano (高野 五十六^?, Takano Isoroku) in Nagaoka, Niigata. His father was Sadayoshi Takano (高野 貞吉), an intermediate-rank samurai of the Nagaoka Domain. "Isoroku" is an old Japanese term meaning "56"; the name referred to his father's age at Isoroku's birth.

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