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Kiyonao Ichiki

1892 - 1942

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Kiyonao Ichiki (一木 清直, Ichiki Kiyonao; 16 October 1892 – 21 August 1942) was an officer in the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II. Ichiki commanded the 28th Infantry Regiment "Ichiki detachment" in the Battle of the Tenaru. The regiment was disastrously defeated by the 1st Marine Regiment and of the 917 soldiers of Ichiki's 1st echelon, only 128 survived. Ichiki was either killed during the final stages of the battle, or performed ritual suicide (seppuku) shortly thereafter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kiyonao Ichiki is the 1,559th most popular military personnel (down from 1,313th in 2019), the 1,091st most popular biography from Japan (down from 877th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Japanese Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Kiyonao Ichiki ranks 1,559 out of 2,058. Before him are Alexander Rodimtsev, George Lawrence Price, Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten, Nikola Ivanov, Ryszard Kukliński, and Nathanael Greene. After him are Nelson A. Miles, Johann von Werth, Werner Voss, Xue Yue, James M. Gavin, and Erigyius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Kiyonao Ichiki ranks 184. Before him are Ólafur Thors, Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Alberto Bayo, Gustav Fehn, George Lawrence Price, and Konstantin Fedin. After him are Dorothy Garrod, Erik Adlerz, Fritz Kortner, Alexander Chervyakov, Artur Rodziński, and Ugo Betti. Among people deceased in 1942, Kiyonao Ichiki ranks 157. Before him are Símun av Skarði, Łucja Frey, Constantin Henriquez, Ants Laikmaa, Lev Nussimbaum, and J. B. M. Hertzog. After him are Ioannis Malokinis, Nikola Vaptsarov, Albert Kahn, Ferdinand Albin Pax, Frank Irons, and Wlodimir Ledóchowski.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kiyonao Ichiki ranks 1,091 out of 6,245. Before him are Sekiryo Kaneda (1901), Miyuki Nakajima (1952), Kaoru Kakinami (1966), Ryohei Suzuki (1949), Sayako Kuroda (1969), and Naoji Ito (1959). After him are Kiko, Princess Akishino (1966), Kyōko Kagawa (1931), Hiromu Arakawa (1973), Masafumi Yokoyama (1956), Yoko Shimada (1953), and Rintaro (1941).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Japan

Among military personnels born in Japan, Kiyonao Ichiki ranks 83. Before him are Harukichi Hyakutake (1888), Kanji Ishiwara (1889), Kazuo Sakamaki (1918), Kijirō Nambu (1869), Kuroki Tamemoto (1844), and Shōji Nishimura (1889). After him are Jinichi Kusaka (1888), Mutsuhiro Watanabe (1918), Itō Sukeyuki (1843), Kiyotake Kawaguchi (1892), Nozu Michitsura (1840), and Shirase Nobu (1861).

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