Admiral Seiichi Itō
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Admiral Seiichi Itō was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy officer best known for leading the battleship Yamato’s final, doomed sortie in 1945.
Aliases (1)
- Seiichi Itō ×47
Statements (47)
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| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
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person → |
| allegiance |
Empire of Japan
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| birthDate |
1889-07-07
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| birthPlace |
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
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| burialPlace |
no known grave; lost at sea
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| causeOfDeath |
killed in action
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| commanded |
Japanese battleship Yamato
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| conflict |
Pacific War
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World War II → |
| country |
Empire of Japan
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| deathCauseDetail |
air attack by United States Navy carrier aircraft
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| deathDate |
1945-04-07
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| deathPlace |
East China Sea
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| deathStatus |
missing in action, presumed dead
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| diedOnBoard |
Japanese battleship Yamato
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| education |
Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
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| era |
Shōwa period
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| gender |
male
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| knownFor |
commanding battleship Yamato on its final sortie
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| led |
Yamato task force in Operation Ten-Go
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| loyalty |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| mannerOfDeath |
death in battle
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| militaryBranch |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| militaryOperation |
Operation Ten-Go
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| name |
Seiichi Itō
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| nationality |
Japanese
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| nativeName |
伊藤 整一
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| notableEvent |
final sortie of battleship Yamato in April 1945
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| occupation |
naval officer
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| opponent |
United States Navy
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| participatedIn |
planning of late-war naval operations
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| position |
Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet
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Commander of the Second Fleet → Vice Chief of the Naval General Staff → |
| promotedToRank |
Admiral
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Rear Admiral → Vice Admiral NERFINISHED → |
| rank |
Admiral
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| refusedOrderToAbandonShip |
true
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| servedAs |
fleet commander in the Imperial Japanese Navy
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staff officer in the Naval General Staff → |
| serviceYears |
1910–1945
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| tookPartIn |
Battle of Okinawa
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| yearOfPromotionToAdmiral |
1944
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| yearOfPromotionToRearAdmiral |
1936
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| yearOfPromotionToViceAdmiral |
1940
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Operation Ten-Go
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commander |