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Mineichi Koga

Mineichi Koga
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Birth: 1885 - Death: Mar. 30, 1944.

Mineichi KogaMineichi Koga

Navy admiral. Koga served as a naval attaché in Paris before being given command of the Yokosuka Naval Station. He was appointed Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Board in December 1937. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he took part in the capture of Hong Kong. In April 1943, Admiral Koga replaced the late Isoruku Yamamoto as Commander in Chief of the Combined Fleet. In spite of great effort, he was not successful in reversing the adverse progress of the Pacific War and presided over the start of Japanese withdrawals from the Gilbert Islands and the Philippines. Koga lost his life when his aircraft crashed into the sea during a storm. (bio by: Warrick L. Barrett) 
 
Burial: Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

 

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