Osami Nagano

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Japanese admiral human

Osami Nagano was a Japanese admiral who served as Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff and was a key strategist behind Japan’s early World War II naval operations, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese admiral → human →
allegiance	Empire of Japan →
birthPlace	Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
charge	Class A war crimes suspect →
conflict	Russo-Japanese War → Second Sino-Japanese War → World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	Japan →
deathPlace	Tokyo, Japan →
detainedAt	Sugamo Prison →
educatedAt	Imperial Japanese Naval Academy → Naval War College (Japan) →
era	Shōwa period →
gender	male →
influenced	Japanese naval strategy in World War II →
languageSpoken	Japanese →
loyalTo	Emperor of Japan →
memberOf	Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff →
militaryBranch	Imperial Japanese Navy →
militaryRank	Admiral →
name	Osami Nagano →
nativeName	永野修身 →
notableFor	planning Japan’s early World War II naval strategy → role in planning Japanese expansion in the Pacific → supporting the attack on Pearl Harbor →
occupation	military strategist → naval officer →
participantIn	Pacific War → Second Sino-Japanese War → World War I → World War II →
positionHeld	Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff → admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy → member of the Supreme War Council of Japan →
religion	Shinto (cultural affiliation) →
serviceNumber	officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy →
strategicRole	advocated southward expansion into Southeast Asia and the Pacific → oversaw planning of major early Pacific War operations →
wasTriedBy	International Military Tribunal for the Far East →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Imperial General Headquarters → Imperial Japanese Navy → Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff →	notableCommander
Osami Nagano →	name
Naval War College (Japan) →	notableAlumni