Admiral Mineichi Koga
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Admiral Mineichi Koga was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy officer who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Admiral Mineichi Koga canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
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human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| associatedWithEvent | reorganization of the Combined Fleet after 1943 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Golden Kite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1885-09-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Arita, Saga Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arita, Saga Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
air crash at sea
ⓘ
aviation accident ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| deathDate | 1944-03-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Cebu, Philippines ⓘ |
| education | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
command of the Combined Fleet after the death of Isoroku Yamamoto
ⓘ
leadership of Japanese naval forces during the middle phase of the Pacific War ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryOccupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| militaryRankAtPromotion | full admiral ⓘ |
| modeOfDeath | died when his aircraft disappeared in a storm ⓘ |
| name | Mineichi Koga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 古賀峯一 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommand |
2nd Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China Area Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Combined Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Aviation units of the IJN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief of the IJN Combined Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Isoroku Yamamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Admiral ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| replaced | Isoroku Yamamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Imperial Japanese Navy officer corps ⓘ |
| serviceYears | 1906–1944 ⓘ |
| strategicFocus | defensive naval strategy after Midway ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Soemu Toyoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Southwest Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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