Isoroku Yamamoto

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Isoroku Yamamoto was an admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the commander of the Combined Fleet during World War II. S. fighter aircraft over New Guinea.

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Sought to weaken fleet
Yamamoto sought to disable the US Pacific Fleet long enough for Japan to consolidate its conquests in Southeast Asia.
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Planned strike he commanded
Yamamoto planned the Pearl Harbor operation; Nagumo commanded the carrier force that carried it out.
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Planned the naval strike
Isoroku Yamamoto developed the plan to attack the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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