Mineichi Koga
| Koga Mineichi | |
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Japanese Admiral Koga Mineichi
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| Born | September 25, 1885 Arita, Saga, Japan |
| Died | March 31, 1944 (aged 58) near Davao, Philippines |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1906–44 |
| Rank | Marshal Admiral |
| Commands held |
Aoba, Ise IJN 2nd Fleet, China Area Fleet, Combined Fleet |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Hong Kong, Second Sino-Japanese War |
| Awards |
Order of the Sacred Treasures, 1st class Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class Order of the Golden Kite, 1st class Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Mineichi Koga (古賀 峯一 Koga Mineichi?, September 25, 1885 – March 31, 1944) was a Japanese Marshal Admiral and commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet.
Koga was born in the famous ceramics center of Arita in Nishimatsuura County of Saga Prefecture in 1885. He entered the 34th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and graduated in 1906, ranked 14th of 176 cadets.
He served as midshipman on the cruiser Matsushima on its long distance navigational training cruise to Honolulu, Hilo, Wellington, Brisbane, Palm Island, Queensland, Batavia, Singapore, Mako, Tsingtao, Port Arthur, Dairen, Chemulpo, Chinkai, Busan and Kagoshima. On his return, he was commissioned as ensign and assigned to the Katori, followed by Otowa and Suma.
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