Chief of Aviation1935
Appointed Chief of the Aviation Dept of the Navy
Historical person
Isoroku Yamamoto Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Isoroku Yamamoto, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Japan.
9 records1935–19439 events5 places
Chronological biography
1935
1939
Commander in Chief1939
Appointed Commander in Chief, Combined Fleet
1941
Battle of Pearl Harbour1941
Help plan Pearl Harbour
1942
Battle of Coral Sea1 May 1942
Orders Inouye to sieze bases in the southern Solomons & capture Port Moresby
Midway Occupation Order5 May 1942
Yamamoto receives orders to conduct the occupation of Midway and key western Aleutian positions.
Midway Main Body Sortie29 May 1942
Yamamoto sorties with the Combined Fleet main body aboard Yamato in support of the Midway operation.
Battle of Midway4 June 1942
The Americans retreat & he gives up the battle. All the Japanese carriers are lost at Midway
Cancellation of Midway Invasion5 June 1942
Yamamoto abandons the Midway invasion after the destruction of Nagumo's four fleet carriers.
1943
Operation I-GoApril 1943
Yamamoto directs Operation I-Go, a major Japanese air offensive against Allied positions in the Solomons and New Guinea.
Titles and roles
Admiral · Chief of Aviation · Commander in Chief
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.