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Chuichi Nagumo

The success of our surprise attack on Pearl Harbor will prove to be the Waterloo of the war to follow. For this reason the Imperial Navy is massing the cream of its strength in ships and planes to assure success.

Chuichi Nagumo

We Japanese are like the fish in a pond that is slowly but surely being drained of its water.

The Japanese saw their growth and standard of living dependent on foreign governments as the Japanese, then as now, imported the bulk of their raw materials, energy and much food. As a result of the Japanese aggression and invasion of China the United States and other nations began to cut off sales to Japan. Rather than curtail the aggression in China, Pearl Harbor was the tragic Japanese response.

Chuichi Nagumo

I-uh-have the utmost respect for Yamamoto-san. If it had not been for him, there would be no naval aviation. However-the most brilliant man can occasionally make a mistake.

Chuichi Nagumo

I have lived in the United States and I know the might of their industrial complex. The United States is a sleeping giant and I am afraid that our attack has awakened it.

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Chuichi Nagumo

Born: March 25, 1887
Died: July 6, 1944
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Chūichi Nagumo was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Nagumo led Japan's main carrier battle group, the Kido Butai, in the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Indian Ocean raid and the Battle of Midway. He committed suicide during the Battle of Saipan.

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