Gunichi Mikawa (三川 軍一, Mikawa Gun'ichi, 29 August 1888 – 25 February 1981) was a vice-admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II...
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former village in Ehime Prefecture Mikawa, Niigata, former village in Niigata Prefecture Surname Gunichi Mikawa, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy...
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Battle of Savo Island (section Mikawa's decision)
seven cruisers and one destroyer under the command of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa. The task forces sailed from Japanese bases in New Britain and New Ireland...
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defeat in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. After the war, Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa testified that there was a widespread belief among 8th Fleet officers...
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based at Rabaul and Kavieng and commanded by Japanese Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa. The 8th fleet had been sighted at least 5 times over the course of...
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of four heavy cruisers from the 8th Fleet, commanded by Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa. These were the same, relatively old, heavy cruisers that had defeated...
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the 41st Division followed on 12 February. Imamura and Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, the commander of the South East Area Fleet, developed a plan to move...
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destroyers from the Eighth Fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, were usually able to make the round trip down "The Slot" to Guadalcanal...
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forces in the Solomon Islands area—under the command of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa—sent a major supply and reinforcement convoy to their forces on Guadalcanal...
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destroyers from the Eighth Fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa—were usually able to make the round trip down "The Slot" to Guadalcanal...
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seven cruisers and one destroyer, commanded by Japanese Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa. One Australian and three American heavy cruisers were sunk, and another...
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Hyakutake, requested that Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa's 8th Fleet capture the new Allied base at Milne Bay instead. Mikawa therefore altered his plans for the...
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26th Air Flotilla Shigeyoshi Inouye: Commander of Fourth Navy Fleet Gunichi Mikawa: Commander of Eighth Naval Fleet Sentaro Omori: Commander of Eighth...
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Kondō in Atago 3rd Battleship Division less 2nd Section Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa 2 Kongo-class fast battleships (8 × 14-in. main battery) Kongō (Capt...
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Marines landed on Guadalcanal and Tulagi in the Solomons. Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, commander of the newly formed Eighth Fleet at Rabaul, quickly sailed...
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the tactical initiative, their forces are listed first. Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa in heavy cruiser Chokai 8th Fleet 1 heavy cruiser 1 Takao-class: Chokai...
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destroyers from the Eighth Fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa—were usually able to make the round trip down "The Slot" to Guadalcanal...
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seven cruisers and one destroyer, commanded by Japanese Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa. One Australian and three U.S. cruisers were sunk and one other U.S...
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Tsukahara Takeo Kurita Kiyohide Shima Jinichi Kusaka Shōji Nishimura † Gunichi Mikawa Raizo Tanaka Hitoshi Imamura Harukichi Hyakutake Minoru Sasaki Hatazō...
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Admiral Kakuji Kakuta (4th Carrier Division - from 1941) Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa (3rd Battleship Division) Vice Admiral Sentarō Ōmori (1st Destroyer...
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afternoon of 8 August, a Japanese task force commanded by Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa and consisting of five cruisers and a destroyer began to approach the...
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Vice Admiral Nishizo Tsukahara Outer South Seas Force Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa Reinforcement Group Rear Admiral Raizo Tanaka Transport Unit 1 auxiliary...
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to the Third Battleship Division under the command of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa alongside her fully modified sister warships Hiei, Kirishima and the...
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Island, a naval battle fought on 8-9 August 1942 in which Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa of the Imperial Japanese Navy was able to defeat Allied naval forces...
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and was primarily tasked with defending the Mandates. Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa was appointed as the first commander of the 8th Fleet. Initially, the...
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destroyers from the Eighth Fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, were usually able to make the round trip down "The Slot" to Guadalcanal...
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(b. 1899) February 25 Leonard Howell, Founder of Rastafari (b. 1898) Gunichi Mikawa, Japanese admiral (b. 1888) February 26 Robert Aickman, English writer...
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their headquarters to Rabaul; and Eighth Fleet commander Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa as well as General Imamura's chief of staff were sent to Tokyo with...
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the strategic defensive for the first time in the war. Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, commander of the newly formed Eighth Fleet at Rabaul, reacted swiftly...
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destroyers from the Eighth Fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa, were usually able to make the round trip down "The Slot" to Guadalcanal...
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