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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy officer
human
naval officer
allegiance Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
conflict Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
Battle of Surigao Strait NERFINISHED
Pacific War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
familyName Shima NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork military strategy
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
vice admiral
nativeLanguage Japanese
notableEvent led a supporting force that attempted to enter Leyte Gulf via Surigao Strait
ordered withdrawal after encountering wrecks of Nishimura’s force at Surigao Strait
notableFor command of Japanese cruiser and destroyer forces in late 1944
role in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
notableWork command of cruiser-destroyer force at Surigao Strait
occupation military officer
participantIn Japanese Southwest Pacific operations
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
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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Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1 fleetCommander Vice Admiral Kiyohide Shima