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COMMANDER // 1889–1977

Takeo Kurita

admiralJapanJapan3 battles1 war

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1889 – 1977

1900192519501975World War II · 1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role)Battle of Sunda Strait — February 28, 1942 · Japan · World War IIGuadalcanal — 1942–1943 · Japan · World War IIBattle of Leyte Gulf — October 23, 1944 · Japan · World War II

Active service 1942–1944 — 3 battles across 1 war; first command at age 53.

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Takeo Kurita was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Kurita commanded IJN 2nd Fleet, the main Japanese attack force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history.

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Battles (3)

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