Tadamichi Kuribayashi
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Tadamichi Kuribayashi was a Japanese general in World War II best known for his determined and innovative defense of Iwo Jima against U.S. forces.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese general
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| awarded |
Order of the Golden Kite
ⓘ
Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1891-07-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Nagano Prefecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Nagano Prefecture, Japan
|
| burialPlace | unknown (remains not conclusively identified) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Iwo Jima
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1945-03-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Army War College (Japan)
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army Academy ⓘ |
| era |
Showa era
ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa period
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild | Kuribayashi Taro ⓘ |
| hasWork | letters to his family ⓘ |
| implemented | extensive tunnel network on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative underground fortifications on Iwo Jima
ⓘ
prolonged resistance against U.S. forces on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Tadamichi Kuribayashi self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 栗林忠道 ⓘ |
| notableFor | defense of Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| notableIdea | no large-scale banzai charges on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ken Watanabe ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Letters from Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of Japanese forces on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kenji Shimizu ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| residence |
Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo (pre-war)
|
| servedAs | military attaché in the United States ⓘ |
| servedIn | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1911 ⓘ |
| spouse | Yoshii Kuribayashi ⓘ |
| strategy | defensive warfare ⓘ |
| successor | none (killed in battle) ⓘ |
| visited |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
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