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COMMANDER // 1884–1943

Isoroku Yamamoto

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Lifespan

1884 – 1943

189019001910192019301940World War II · 1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role)Pearl Harbor — 7 Dec 1941 · Japan · World War IIGuadalcanal — 1942–1943 · Japan · World War IIMidway — 4–7 Jun 1942 · Japan · World War IIOperation I-Go — April 1, 1943 · Empire of Japan · World War II

Active service 1941–1943 — 4 battles across 1 war; first command at age 57.

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Isoroku Yamamoto was an admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the commander of the Combined Fleet during World War II. He commanded the fleet from 1939 until his death in 1943, overseeing the start of the Pacific War in 1941 and Japan's initial successes and defeats before his plane was shot down by U.S. fighter aircraft over New Guinea.

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Battles (4)

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