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Yamamoto Isoroku

Isoroku Yamamoto
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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
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

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, 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, so was responsible for major battles such as Pearl Harbor and Midway. He died when American codebreakers 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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