Seiichi Itō
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Seiichi Itō was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the flag officer of the task force centered around the battleship Yamato on his final mission towards the end of World War II.
2nd Fleet Staff in Yamato. The third person from left in front is Itō
Operation Kikusui I
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Operation Kikusui I, best known as Operation Ten-Go, literally Operation Heaven and in Japanese sources as the Battle off Cape Bono was the last major Japanese naval operation in the Pacific Theater o
Seiichi Itō
…1890 – April 7, 1945) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the flag officer of the task force centered around the battleship Yamato on his final mission towards the end of World War II. Born in Miike County Takada Town (present day Miyama City, Fukuoka Prefecture), Itō graduated from the 39th class of…
Yamato under attack
Aircraft such as this SB2C Helldiver begin their attacks on Yamato
Yahagi under intense bomb and torpedo attacks
Yamato listing to port and on fire