Mineichi Koga

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Mineichi Koga was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
military commander
person
allegiance Japan
surface form: "Empire of Japan"
birthDate 1885-09-25
causeOfDeath aviation accident
conflict Pacific War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1944-03-31
deathManner accidental death
education Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
era World War II
surface form: "World War II era"
fieldOfWork naval warfare
gender male
language Japanese
militaryBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
militaryRank Admiral
militaryUnit Combined Fleet
name Mineichi Koga NERFINISHED
nationality Japanese
nativeName 古賀峯一
notableEvent assumed command of the Combined Fleet after Yamamoto’s death in 1943
notableFor command of the Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet after the death of Isoroku Yamamoto
notableRole strategic leadership of Japanese naval operations in the later stages of World War II
occupation naval officer
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
surface form: "Imperial Japanese Navy leadership"
placeOfDeath Philippine Sea
near Cebu, Philippines
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
precededBy Isoroku Yamamoto
serviceYears early 20th century–1944
succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet

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Combined Fleet notableCommander Mineichi Koga

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