Shōji Nishimura

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Imperial Japanese Navy admiral person

Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, noted for his role and death in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

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Shōji Nishimura canonical 3
Shoji Nishimura 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy admiral ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan
commanded IJN battleship Yamashiro ⓘ
surface form: Battleship Yamashiro

Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ
surface form: Japanese Southern Force at Surigao Strait

various Imperial Japanese Navy units ⓘ
conflict Pacific War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan
deathCause killed in action ⓘ
deathEvent Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ
deathPlace Surigao Strait ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
militaryRole fleet commander ⓘ
name Shōji Nishimura self-link ⓘ
nativeName 西村祥治 ⓘ
notableEvent death during Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
loss of his force at Surigao Strait ⓘ
notableFor Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
participantIn Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ
positionHeld admiral ⓘ
rank Vice Admiral ⓘ
service Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
sideInConflict Axis powers ⓘ
surface form: Axis Powers

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Battle of Leyte Gulf → commanderJapanese → Shōji Nishimura ⓘ
Battle of the Java Sea → commander → Shōji Nishimura ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shoji Nishimura
Shōji Nishimura → name → Shōji Nishimura self-link ⓘ
Battle of Surigao Strait → commander → Shōji Nishimura ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shoji Nishimura
Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura → fullName → Shōji Nishimura ⓘ
subject surface form: Shōji Nishimura