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Kurita, Takeo (栗田 健男)

Date of birth:
April 28th, 1889 (Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan)
Date of death:
December 19th, 1977 (Japan)
Buried on:
Tama Cemetery
Nationality:
Japanese

Biography

Vice admiral Takeo Kurita commanded the 2nd Fleet during the Second World War.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kaigun-chūjō (Vice-admiral)
Unit:
2nd Imperial Fleet, Imperial Japanese Navy
Awarded on:
1944
Zuiho sho, 1st Class

Sources

  • - Nishida, H., Imperial Japanese Navy (2002)

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