Isoroku Yamamoto
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Job / Known for: Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Left traces: Planned and executed the attack on Pearl Harbor
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Date: 1884-04-04
Location: JP Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Died
Date: 1943-04-18 (aged 59)
Resting place: PG
Death Cause: Killed in action
Family
Spouse: Reiko Mihashi
Children: Two sons and two daughters
Parent(s): Sadayoshi Takano and Mineko Takano
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山本 五十六

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Isoroku Yamamoto was born on April 4, 1884, in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. His father was an intermediate-rank samurai of the Nagaoka Domain. He adopted the Yamamoto name in 1916 after being adopted by another samurai family. He graduated from the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1904 and served in the Russo-Japanese War, where he was wounded and lost two fingers on his left hand. He later studied at the Naval Staff College and Harvard University, where he learned English and became familiar with American culture and politics. He also served as a naval attaché in Washington, D.C. and London. Yamamoto rose to prominence in the Imperial Japanese Navy as a skilled and innovative naval strategist. He was a pioneer of naval aviation and aircraft carrier warfare, and he advocated for a preventive war against the United States, believing that Japan's survival depended on securing natural resources and expanding its sphere of influence in Asia and the Pacific. He was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet in 1939 and planned and executed the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which brought the United States into World War II. He also oversaw major naval engagements such as the Battle of Midway, the Solomon Islands campaign, and the Guadalcanal campaign. Yamamoto was killed on April 18, 1943, when his plane was shot down by American fighter pilots near Bougainville Island in the South Pacific. His death was a major blow to the Japanese military morale and leadership. He was posthumously promoted to Marshal Admiral and awarded the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum. He was also honored by Nazi Germany with the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. His ashes were buried at Tama Cemetery in Tokyo, Japan. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and respected naval commanders in history.
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