Jisaburō Ozawa

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Jisaburō Ozawa was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, known for commanding the fleet in several major Pacific battles and for his role in Japan’s final large-scale naval engagements.

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instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy officer
Japanese admiral
person
allegiance Empire of Japan
battle Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of the Marianas
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of the South China Sea
commanded Japanese Mobile Fleet
Japanese carrier task forces
decoy carrier group at Leyte Gulf
conflict Pacific War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Japan
era Shōwa period
ethnicGroup Japanese
gender male
hasHonorific Admiral
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
Japanese Navy Air Service
militaryRank Admiral
nativeLanguage Japanese
notableFor being the last Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
commanding Japanese carrier forces in late World War II
commanding the Japanese decoy carrier force in the Battle of Leyte Gulf
commanding the Japanese fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea
leadership of Japanese naval aviation forces
participation in Japan’s final large-scale naval engagements
service in Japan’s final naval operations of World War II
use of carriers as a decoy force to draw off U.S. Third Fleet
occupation naval officer
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
positionHeld Commander of the First Mobile Fleet
Commander of the Mobile Fleet
Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Vice Chief of the Naval General Staff
serviceNumber Imperial Japanese Navy officer corps


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