Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vice_Admiral_Takeo_Kurita
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita
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:Japanese_2nd_Fleet
gptkb:IJN_2nd_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6