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was a Rear Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Pacific War of World War II. He was killed in action during the Battle of Manila.

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  • Sanji Iwabuchi
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  • was a Rear Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Pacific War of World War II. He was killed in action during the Battle of Manila.
  • Sanji Iwabuchi (March 2, 1895 - February 26, 1945) was the Japanese rear admiral during World War II in command of the naval forces in Manila, Philippines in 1945. Iwabuchi sought to defend the city, which was surrounded by American forces, in the face of insuperable odds. He engaged the Americans in street-by-street fighting, with devastating consequences: the loss of 17,000 Japanese defenders (including Iwabuchi himself), 100,000 civilians, and more than 1,000 Americans.
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  • Direct
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  • 1915(xsd:integer)
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  • 1895-03-02(xsd:date)
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  • *
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  • Intramuros, Philippines
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  • End of the Beginning
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  • Sanji Iwabuchi
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  • Japanese Rear-Admiral Iwabuchi Sanji
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  • Killed in Action
death date
  • 1945-02-26(xsd:date)
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  • 180(xsd:integer)
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  • *
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  • 岩淵三次
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  • Soldier
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  • 1943(xsd:integer)
  • 1945(xsd:integer)
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  • 1895(xsd:integer)
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  • Sanji Iwabuchi (March 2, 1895 - February 26, 1945) was the Japanese rear admiral during World War II in command of the naval forces in Manila, Philippines in 1945. Iwabuchi sought to defend the city, which was surrounded by American forces, in the face of insuperable odds. He engaged the Americans in street-by-street fighting, with devastating consequences: the loss of 17,000 Japanese defenders (including Iwabuchi himself), 100,000 civilians, and more than 1,000 Americans. Iwabuchi's actions were in defiance of the orders of his superior, Tomoyuki Yamashita, who'd been prepared to let Manila fall and fight the Americans at Baguio City.
  • was a Rear Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Pacific War of World War II. He was killed in action during the Battle of Manila.
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