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Battles of Takeo Takagi

Battles of Takeo Takagi

admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, 1892 to 1944

Takeo Takagi is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1944: 3 battles and 2 naval actions across 2 present-day countries, most in Indonesia (2), Japan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 6,198 km apart end to end, 1,550 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (2), Pacific War (1).

Battle of KendariBattle of AmbonBattle of the Java SeaSecond Battle of the Java SeaBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle of KendariBattle of AmbonBattle of the Java SeaSecond Battle of the Java SeaBattle of the Philippine SeaManilaBangkok2000 km7.500N, 120.000E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 4 engagements4 in 19421944: 1 engagements19421944
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kendari, 1942Battle of Ambon, 1942Battle of the Java Sea, 1942Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1942Battle of the Philippine Sea, 194419421944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
24 January 1942Battle of KendariIndonesiaJapanese victory
30 January 1942Battle of AmbonAmbon Island, Indonesia650 km SEJapanese victory
27 February 1942Battle of the Java SeaJava Sea1,900 km WJapanese victory
1942Second Battle of the Java SeaJava Sea111 km WJapanese victory
19 June 1944Battle of the Philippine SeaPhilippine Sea, Japan3,536 km NEAmerican victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.