Takeo Kurita
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Takeo Kurita was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, best known for leading major surface forces in the Pacific, including at the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Takeo Kurita canonical | 14 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy officer
ⓘ
Japanese admiral ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| commanded |
Japanese battleship Nagato
ⓘ
surface form:
Battleship Nagato
Yamato ⓘ
surface form:
Battleship Yamato
Japanese heavy cruiser Takao ⓘ
surface form:
Cruiser Takao
Battle off Samar ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Center Force at Leyte Gulf
|
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| education | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy graduate ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commanding major surface forces of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific during World War II
ⓘ
commanding the Center Force at the Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ engagement at the Battle off Samar ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
|
| name | Takeo Kurita self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 栗田 健男 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | ordered withdrawal of Center Force during Battle off Samar ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ Battle off Samar ⓘ Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
|
| position | admiral ⓘ |
| rank | Admiral ⓘ |
| role | fleet commander ⓘ |
| service | served in the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II ⓘ |
| side |
Axis powers
ⓘ
surface form:
Axis Powers
|
| strategy | surface fleet operations against Allied naval forces ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
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