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Chuichi Nagumo (南雲
忠一
1886 -
July 6,
1944) was an
admiral of the
Imperial Japanese Navy. He was the successful commander of the
attack on Pearl Harbor, but was defeated at the important
Battle of Midway.
After graduating from the
Japanese Naval Academy in
1908, he took various jobs (mainly in
aircraft carrier tactics) in the IJN, until he gained control of a
Japanese
Carrier Striking Force. While
commanding this force, Nagumo executed the effective attack on
Pearl Harbor, and fought well in the
1942 [[Pacific Theatre] campaigns. However, he lost four carriers in the
turning point of
World War 2 in the Pacific, the
Battle of Midway. This led to much criticism, mainly because many
Japanese citizens felt that Nagumo had not put forth a whole-hearted effort
during the battle. Afterwards, he was placed in command of naval forces in
the
Marianas, and in the final stages of the US capture of
Saipan, committed
suicide rather than surrender.
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