Nobutake Kondō
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Nobutake Kondō was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy admiral who played major command roles in key Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign and other operations alongside the main carrier forces.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
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Japanese military officer → person → |
| alliedWith |
Empire of Japan
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| commandSpecialization |
large surface combatant formations
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| conflict |
Guadalcanal campaign
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Pacific War → World War II → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Japan
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| educatedAt |
Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
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| era |
20th century
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| gender |
male
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| hasRole |
fleet commander
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task force commander → |
| historicalSignificance |
key Japanese naval leader in mid-war Pacific campaigns
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
Japanese
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| militaryAllegiance |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| militaryBranch |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| militaryRank |
Admiral
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| name |
Nobutake Kondō
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| nativeName |
近藤 信竹
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| notableFor |
operations conducted in coordination with Japanese carrier forces
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senior command in major Pacific War operations → |
| notableWork |
command of surface forces supporting main carrier task forces
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command roles in the Guadalcanal campaign → |
| notedFor |
high-level operational command rather than tactical ship command
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| occupation |
naval officer
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| participatedIn |
naval battles around Guadalcanal
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night surface engagements in the Solomon Islands → |
| positionHeld |
commander of the IJN Second Fleet
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commander of the IJN Southern Expeditionary Fleet → deputy commander of the Combined Fleet → |
| serviceNumber |
Imperial Japanese Navy officer corps (exact number not specified)
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| sideInConflict |
Axis powers
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| strategicFocus |
surface fleet operations in support of carrier forces
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| strategicPartnerForces |
Japanese carrier strike forces
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| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Ocean
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Solomon Islands → Southwest Pacific → |
| typeOfAdmiral |
senior admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy hierarchy
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Dutch East Indies campaign
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commander |
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Battle of Midway
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commanderJapan |
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Nobutake Kondō
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name |
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Battle of Guadalcanal
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opposingCommander |