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COMMANDER // 1891–1945

Tadamichi Kuribayashi

lieutenant generalJapanJapan1 battle1 war

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1891 – 1945

19001910192019301940World War II · 1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role)Iwo Jima — Feb–Mar 1945 · Japan · World War II

Active service 1945 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 54.

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Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Japanese: 栗林 忠道; 7 July 1891 – c. 26 March 1945) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, diplomat, and commanding officer of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. He is best known for having been the commander of the Japanese garrison at the battle of Iwo Jima.

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Battles (1)

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