Vice Admiral Ito Seiichi, fleet commander of #OperationTen-Go, was posthumously promoted to Admiral after going down with the ship as #Yamato sank. His last order was to have the remaining destroyers pick up survivors and head back to #Japan. The suicide mission had failed. #NavalHistory
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April 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Vice Admiral Ito Seiichi, fleet commander of #OperationTen-Go, was posthumously promoted to Admiral after going down with the ship as #Yamato sank. His last order was to have the remaining destroyers pick up survivors and head back to #Japan. The suicide mission had failed. #NavalHistory
#OTD #TDIH #April7, 1945: #WWII: #PacificWar: #BattleOfOkinawa: #OperationTen-Go: -- The last major Japanese naval operation begins & ends when the Japanese #BattleshipYamato & 9 other #JapaneseWarships go on a failed #SuicideAttack on the #USNavy.
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Star Blazers - Season 3 Opening (Bolar Wars)
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April 7, 2026 at 7:36 AM
#OTD #TDIH #April7, 1945: #WWII: #PacificWar: #BattleOfOkinawa: #OperationTen-Go: -- The last major Japanese naval operation begins & ends when the Japanese #BattleshipYamato & 9 other #JapaneseWarships go on a failed #SuicideAttack on the #USNavy.
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#OTD #TDIH #April7, 1945: #WWII: #PacificWar: #BattleOfOkinawa: #OperationTen-Go: -- The last major Japanese naval operation begins & ends when the Japanese #BattleshipYamato & 9 other #JapaneseWarships go on a failed #SuicideAttack on the #USNavy.
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Star Blazers Season 1 Opening and Closing Credits
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April 7, 2026 at 7:34 AM
#OTD #TDIH #April7, 1945: #WWII: #PacificWar: #BattleOfOkinawa: #OperationTen-Go: -- The last major Japanese naval operation begins & ends when the Japanese #BattleshipYamato & 9 other #JapaneseWarships go on a failed #SuicideAttack on the #USNavy.
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#OTD #TDIH #April7, 1945: #WWII: #PacificWar: #BattleOfOkinawa: #OperationTen-Go: -- The last major Japanese naval operation begins & ends when the Japanese #BattleshipYamato & 9 other #JapaneseWarships go on a failed #SuicideAttack on the #USNavy.
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Star Blazers Theme Season 2
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April 7, 2026 at 7:35 AM
#OTD #TDIH #April7, 1945: #WWII: #PacificWar: #BattleOfOkinawa: #OperationTen-Go: -- The last major Japanese naval operation begins & ends when the Japanese #BattleshipYamato & 9 other #JapaneseWarships go on a failed #SuicideAttack on the #USNavy.
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#OTD #TDIH #April7, 1945: #WWII: #PacificWar: #BattleOfOkinawa: #OperationTen-Go: -- The last major Japanese naval operation begins & ends when the Japanese #BattleshipYamato & 9 other #JapaneseWarships go on a failed #SuicideAttack on the #USNavy.
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Operation Ten-Go: Yamato's Final Mission | World of Warships
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April 7, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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#Respect #Sonkei
#OTD #TDIH #April7, 1945: #WWII: #PacificWar: #BattleOfOkinawa: #OperationTen-Go: -- The last major Japanese naval operation begins & ends when the Japanese #BattleshipYamato & 9 other #JapaneseWarships go on a failed #SuicideAttack on the #USNavy.
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#OTD #TDIH #April7, 1945: #WWII: #PacificWar: #BattleOfOkinawa: #OperationTen-Go: -- The last major Japanese naval operation begins & ends when the Japanese #BattleshipYamato & 9 other #JapaneseWarships go on a failed #SuicideAttack on the #USNavy.
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USMC III MEF Band Performed "Space Battleship YAMATO" in Okinawa May 19 2012
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April 7, 2026 at 7:37 AM
#Respect #Sonkei
#OTD #TDIH #April7, 1945: #WWII: #PacificWar: #BattleOfOkinawa: #OperationTen-Go: -- The last major Japanese naval operation begins & ends when the Japanese #BattleshipYamato & 9 other #JapaneseWarships go on a failed #SuicideAttack on the #USNavy.
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#OTD #TDIH #April7, 1945: #WWII: #PacificWar: #BattleOfOkinawa: #OperationTen-Go: -- The last major Japanese naval operation begins & ends when the Japanese #BattleshipYamato & 9 other #JapaneseWarships go on a failed #SuicideAttack on the #USNavy.
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