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Isoroku Yamamoto toc

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Name: Isoroku Yamamoto Hometown/Headquarters: Nagoaka, Japan Date of Birth: April 4, 1884 Job Name: Japanese Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of Japanese Naval military Education: Harvard University and Imperial Japanese Navy Academy

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Michinomiya Hirohito



Yonai Mitsumasa



Minoru Genda



Fumimaro Konoe



Hideki Tojo



About Me
I opposed Japan’s battles and argued to not get into any war with the United States. However, this led to the pro-war factions putting bounties on my head. Thankfully, Navy Minister Admiral Yonai Mitsumasa promoted me to commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet which saved my life. I then warned Fumimaro Konoe that if Japan had war with America, we would only have success from six to twelve months. I knew war was unavoidable with America because of the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy, so I planned to have a quick strike, followed by a decisive battle to the Americans to hopefully make them discuss peace.

On November 26, 1941, six of my carriers moved toward Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. We came from the north and sunk four battleships and damaged another four on December 7 1941. This was perfect because the successful attack allowed six months of Japanese expansion in the Pacific without the Americans interfering. After the attack of Pearl Harbor, my ships wiped through forces for the Allies through the Pacific. I then convinced the Imperial General Staff to let me move toward Midway because it was a big defense of Hawaii. I brought four aircraft carriers because the Americans should have two. I wanted to lure the Americans fleet out so that we could destroy them. However, after my force bombed Midway, the American Navy aircraft soon came from three carriers. They managed to destroy my entire fleet while we only sunk one of theirs. This was a terrible loss for Japan and changed the tide for the Americans. The loss of Midway did not slow me down because I went forward on operations to take Fiji and Samoa. To do this, I wanted to stop at Guadalcanal to build an airfield. However, the Americans intercepted my fleet on the way there and we lost once again. I knew morale was low so I decided to make an tour inspection in the South Pacific. However, once again the Americans decoded my message about where I was going and ambushed me on the plane close to Bougainville. During the ambush, the plane was hit and crashed down killing everyone including me.

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 * June 3, 1942 - June 7, 1942: Battle of Midway. I led the Japanese fleet into Midway. However, the Americans surprised me by sending three carriers and destroying my entire fleet.
 * December 7,1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor. I carried out a Japanese air strike to destroy the American carriers and as a quick strike.


 * August 22, 1942 - August 25, 1942, Battle of Eastern Solomon. I organized a fleet and tried to destroy the American fleet units around the area.


 * October 20-25, 1942: Battle of Santa Cruz Islands. I made my fleet maneuver the American fleet out to battle for us to sink.