Takeo Kurita

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Takeo Kurita
Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita (1942–45)
Born	(1889-04-28)28 April 1889 Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Died	19 December 1977(1977-12-19) (aged 88)[1] Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1910–1945
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Japanese Naval Academy[1] 2nd Fleet 3rd Battleship Division 7th Cruiser Division 4th Destroyer Squadron 1st Destroyer Squadron 25th Destroyer Division 12th Destroyer Division 10th Destroyer Division Kongō Abukuma Oite Wakatake Hagi Hamakaze Urakaze Shigure
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Battle of Sunda Strait Indian Ocean Raid Battle of Midway Solomon Islands campaign Guadalcanal campaign Battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle of the Sibuyan Sea Battle off Samar
Awards	Order of the Sacred Treasure (2nd class)

Takeo Kurita (Japanese: 栗田 健男, Hepburn: Kurita Takeo, 28 April 1889 – 19 December 1977) was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Kurita commanded IJN 2nd Fleet, the main Japanese attack force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history.