Tadamichi Kuribayashi
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Tadamichi Kuribayashi was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, part-time writer, haiku poet, diplomat, and commanding officer of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. He is best known for having been the commander of the Japanese garrison... Wikipedia
Born: July 7, 1891, Nagano, Japan
Died: March 26, 1945 (age 53 years), Iwo Jima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan
Movies: Letters from Iwo Jima
Education: Harvard University, Imperial Japanese Army Academy, and Nagano High School
Spouse: Yoshii Kuribayashi (m. 1923–1945)
Battles/wars: World War II: Battle of Hong Kong; Battle of Iwo Jima †