Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Golden_Kite
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun
gptkbp:birth_date 1887-04-01
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Battleship_Fuso
gptkb:Southern_Force
Battleship Yamashiro
Naval forces in Leyte Gulf
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Battleship_Division_3
gptkbp:contributed_to Japanese naval warfare tactics
gptkbp:death_date 1944-10-25
gptkbp:education gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:historical_role Admiral in WWII
gptkbp:historical_significance Naval commander during WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura
gptkbp:influenced Japanese naval strategy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Admiral_Isoroku_Yamamoto
gptkbp:involved_in Naval battles in the Philippines
gptkbp:known_for Naval tactics
gptkbp:legacy Naval history studies
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:notable_achievement Leadership in naval battles
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Surigao_Strait
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Second_Sino-Japanese_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Kōchi,_Japan
gptkbp:place_of_death Leyte Gulf, Philippines
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Takeo_Takagi
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:served_in Japanese battleship fleet
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:service_years 38 years
1906-1944
gptkbp:strategic_importance Naval operations in the Pacific
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Kiyoshi_Hasegawa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sulu_Sea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5