Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vice_Admiral_Takeo_Kurita

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun gptkb:Order_of_the_Sacred_Treasure
gptkbp:birthDate	1889-04-28
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Mito,_Ibaraki,_Japan
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:deathDate	1977-12-19
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:knownFor	commanding Japanese Center Force at Leyte Gulf
gptkbp:militaryRank	Vice Admiral
gptkbp:nationality	Japanese
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Midway gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Center_Force_(Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf)
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Nobutake_Kondo
gptkbp:retired	1945
gptkbp:serviceYears	1910–1945
gptkbp:successor	Vice Admiral Shintaro Hashimoto
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:IJN_2nd_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita