Yamamoto, Isoroku (山本 五十六)
- Date of birth:
- April 4th, 1884 (Nagaoke, Japan)
- Date of death:
- April 18th, 1943 (Buin, New Guinea)
- Buried on:
- Tama Japanese War Graves
- Nationality:
- Japanese (1868-1945, Empire)
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Kinshi Kunsho 2nd Class
- Rank:
- Taishō (Vice Admiral)
- Awarded on:
- May 14th, 1931
- Rank:
- Taishō (Vice Admiral)
- Awarded on:
- March 23rd, 1939
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gen-sui (Fleet Admiral)
- Unit:
- Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1943
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gen-sui (Fleet Admiral)
- Unit:
- Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1943
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gen-sui (Fleet Admiral)
- Unit:
- Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1943
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gen-sui (Fleet Admiral)
- Unit:
- Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Awarded on:
- June 5th, 1943
1st class, Awarded posthumously.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gen-sui (Fleet Admiral)
- Unit:
- Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Awarded on:
- June 5th, 1943
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gen-sui (Fleet Admiral)
- Unit:
- Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet, Imperial Japanese Navy
- Awarded on:
- 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- First World War (1914-1918)
Ordine della Corona d'Italia - Cavaliere della Croce Grande
Great Manchukuo | National Foundation Merit Medal
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