Isoroku Yamamoto Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Isoroku Yamamoto (?? ???, Yamamoto Isoroku, April 4, 1884 – April 18, 1943) was a Japanese Marshal Admiral and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II, a graduate of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy.Yamamoto held several important posts in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and undertook many of its changes and reorganizations, especially its development of naval aviation. He was the commander-in-chief during the decisive early years of the Pacific War and so was responsible for major battles such as Pearl Harbor and Midway. He died when American codebreakers identified his flight plans and his plane was shot down. His death was a major blow to Japanese military morale during World War II.
"I'm afraid all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve." - about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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"I will run wild for the first year. After that, I cannot promise anything." - talking with Japanese leaders about war with the United States.
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Was an expert poker player. In fact, he was so good that a lot of future US military officers (many of whom he'd later fight in WWII) invited him to their all-night poker games. Many of them even became personal friends with him which eventually ended with the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Was against war with the US and until recent years, was largely misunderstood and misjudged by historians.
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Was a comedian and the center of attention of many parties.
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Planned most of his future battles with the US according to poker strategy and percentage play.
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He had such a great knowledge on the petroleum industry that he was offered many lucrative jobs with US petroleum companies after he graduated from Harvard.
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There has been some dispute as to who the pilot was that shot down Yamamoto. For years it was agreed Lt. Thomas Lanphier was the pilot, but recently credit has been given to Lt. Rex Barber. Ultimately the Air Force gave credit to both pilots, who later became aces with five confirmed kills.
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The plot to kill Yamamoto by the United States Army Air Corps was given the codename Operation Dillinger.
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