The power of the Emperor in Japan is supreme. However, in World War II, there was a naval admiral who was buried after his death and was presided over by Emperor Showa himself. This shows his position in the hearts of the Japanese people and the emperor.
He was Isoroku Yamamoto, a famous admiral in the Navy in World War II. Today, Xiaobian will introduce to you that Yamamoto Fifty-Six can receive the glory of the state funeral after death, and the hero of the national funeral, Emperor Showa personally presided over it for him!
Yamamoto Isoroku, whose original name was Takano Isoroku, was born in Nagaoka City, northwestern Japan, and his father only had him at the age of 56, so he named him Takano Isoroku. However, not long after his parents died, Takano Fifty-Six followed his grandmother's family, and his grandfather's surname was Yamamoto, so Takano Fifty-Six changed his name to Yamamoto Fifty-Six.
In 1901, at the age of 17, Yamamoto was admitted to the Eda Naval Academy with excellent results. During his three years at school, he learned a wealth of naval combat knowledge. It also laid a deep foundation for him to become a sea general in the future. After graduation, Yamamoto was admitted to the academy as a gunner on a cruiser. He later took part in the Battle of Mahai in 1904.
During the battle, the index and middle fingers of his left hand were injured by shells, leaving him with a permanent disability. Later, his colleagues gave him the nickname "Eight Cents".
In 1908, Yamamoto entered the Naval Artillery School, and a few years later went to the Naval University for further study, and in 1915 he was promoted to shōsa. By 1919, Yamamoto Wasoroku studied in the United States, and in the United States he saw the naval strength of the U.S. military. This is one of the reasons why Yamamoto was later opposed to fighting the American army. Because he knows the national strength of the United States, it is better than Japan.
After returning to Japan in 1921, Yamamoto was appointed instructor at the Naval University. A few years later, in 1925, Yamamoto became naval attaché at the Japanese Embassy in the United States, and later as captain on the aircraft carrier Akagi and promoted to rear admiral.
Later, under the instigation of militarism, Emperor Showa launched a strategy to attack Pearl Harbor. And this time the commander was Isoroku Yamamoto. When Isoroku Yamamoto knew he was going to fight the United States, he objected but was rejected. In fact, Isoroku Yamamoto was also an adventurer who liked to perform on the edge of the cliff, which also prompted the formation of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
On December 7, 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor was officially launched, and the commander-in-chief of the front line was Nanyun Junichi. 183 warplanes broke through the fog and pounced on Pearl Harbor. The second attack sent 168 warplanes to attack again. The Hastily contested Americans suffered heavy losses, with 4 of the 8 battleships sunk. Pearl Harbor also brought the United States into World War II. This also means that the good days of the Japanese Navy are coming to an end.
Immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. army launched a decisive war on Midway, with both commanders being the top admirals of the navy at the time, Yamamoto Isoroku and Nimitz. The battle resulted in a crushing defeat for Japan. In order to save the situation, Yamamoto Fifty-Six decided to gamble again, as in the attack on Pearl Harbor, perhaps Yamamoto Fifty-Six was not so lucky every time, and it turned out to fail again. Since then, the Sea of Japan has begun to decline. A large number of destroyers, carrier-based aircraft, land-based aircraft, and excellent pilots were destroyed. And this is something that Japan's industrial and educational capacities cannot make up for.
On April 14, 1943, Yamamoto took an airplane to inspect the front line, and as a result, the intelligence leaked, and Yamamoto 56 was ambushed and killed. As the former god of war of the Japanese army, he died when the Japanese navy was gradually defeated. At that time, the Japanese government was trying to boost morale. It was decided to hold a state funeral for Yamamoto Fifty-Six, which was presided over by Emperor Showa himself. Yamamoto was the only Japanese general to hold a state funeral.
Judging from the ending of Yamamoto Isoroku, it is not a bad thing that he died early. If he lived to be defeated, he would certainly be a war criminal. And you will not enjoy this glory