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Raizō Tanaka

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Japanese admiral (1892-1969)

JapanLived 1892 to 1969 · aged 77
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Raizō Tanaka was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during most of World War II.

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Raizō Tanaka was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during most of World War II. A specialist in the heavy torpedoes that were carried by all the destroyers and cruisers of the IJN, Tanaka mainly commanded destroyer squadrons, with a cruiser or two attached, and he was the primary leader of the "Tokyo Express" reinforcement and resupply shipments during the long campaign for the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands of the South Pacific Ocean. From the Americans, Tanaka acquired the nickname of "Tenacious Tanaka" for his stalwart opposition.

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Lived 1892 to 1969 · aged 77
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