Vice Admiral Kiyohide Shima
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Vice Admiral Kiyohide Shima was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer who commanded a supporting force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vice Admiral Kiyohide Shima canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy officer
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human ⓘ naval officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| conflict |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Shima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military strategy
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naval warfare ⓘ |
| givenName | Kiyohide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Vice Admiral ⓘ |
| hasRank | flag officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
rear admiral
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vice admiral ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
led a supporting force that attempted to enter Leyte Gulf via Surigao Strait
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ordered withdrawal after encountering wrecks of Nishimura’s force at Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command of Japanese cruiser and destroyer forces in late 1944
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role in the Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of cruiser-destroyer force at Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Japanese Southwest Pacific operations
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Japanese naval operations in the Philippines ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Navy high command during World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of a supporting force at the Battle of Leyte Gulf
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commander of the Fifth Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) ⓘ commander of the Second Striking Force ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Imperial Japanese Navy officer corps ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| side | Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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