Soemu Toyoda

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Soemu Toyoda was a high-ranking admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during the later stages of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy officer
admiral
person
allegiance Empire of Japan
birthDate 1885-05-01
commanded Combined Fleet
Japanese naval forces in the defense of the home islands
conflict Pacific War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1957-09-22
educatedAt Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
era Shōwa period
memberOf Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
militaryRank Admiral
name Soemu Toyoda
nationality Japanese
nativeName 豊田副武
notableWork Command of the Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet in the later stages of World War II
occupation military leader
naval officer
placeOfBirth Fukuoka Prefecture
placeOfDeath Japan
positionHeld Chief of the Naval General Staff
Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
roleIn Japanese naval strategy in the final phase of World War II
serviceEndYear 1945
serviceStartYear 1905


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