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	Tadamichi Kuribayashi - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (栗林忠道 Kuribayashi Tadamichi, 1891 - circa March 22, 1945) was the commander of the Japanese garrison at Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
		Kuribayashi urged that his troops should kill ten Americans or one tank each.
		He refused to let them participate in suicidal banzai charges, instead preferring to use them in attrition style warfare.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Tadamichi_Kuribayashi (219 words)

	Battle of Iwo Jima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commander of the Japanese garrison defending Iwo Jima
		In late May, Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi was summoned to the office of the Prime Minister, General Hideki Tojo, who informed the general that he had been chosen to defend Iwo Jima to the last.
		Kuribayashi was further apprised of the importance of this assignment when Tojo pointed out that the eyes of the entire nation were focused on the defense of Iwo Jima.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima (5377 words)

	Picture Letters from the Commander in Chief Review - manga reviews, manga news, manga information, manga comics, manga ...
		Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the Japanese army held off the U.S. Navy and Naval Air Corps attack for over a month before finally succumbing to defeat.
		A sensitive man, Kuribayashi is able to articulate in these letters his love for his family and his unwavering loyalty to his country.
		The double-page spreads of Kuribayashi’s picture letters were intended to be read from right to left, however the subsequent translations that follow sometimes retain the order of the images in the letter and sometimes reverse them.
	www.mangalife.com /reviews/PictureLettersfromtheComma.htm (712 words)

	Osprey - Iwo Jima - The Japanese perspective
		Kuribayashi had been given a free hand by Tokyo to organise the Iwo Jima defences as he saw fit and he soon impressed upon his officers that he would not tolerate insubordination He emphasised this by sending back to the mainland a number of officers he considered to be uncooperative.
		Kuribayashi was aware that the volcano was the most vulnerable part of the island, with only a half-mile-wide isthmus joining it to the rest of the island, but its loss on the fifth day of the battle was still an unexpected and bitter blow.
		Kuribayashi had no such worries, his men knew that they would never leave the island alive and were resigned to their fate.
	www.ospreypublishing.com /content2.php/cid=122 (3697 words)

	WW2DB: Tadamichi Kuribayashi
		Tadamichi Kuribayashi was born in Nagano prefecture, Japan to a samurai; in fact, he was the fifth generation of the Kuribayashi family that served six emperors as samurai.
		Who like General Kuribayashi, knew very well, having visited the United States as well as serving as military liason there, knew that for Nippon to jack with the United States in general war was suicide,and he also knew why.
		Comment by Ben on 8 Jul 2007 07:12:25 PM Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi was a great samurai lived and died for his country let us bow down our heads paying respect for his soul and glorify sacrifice.
	ww2db.com /person_bio.php?person_id=21 (2084 words)

	Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
		Lt. General Kuribayashi was a brilliant man who bravely fought for his country even though he knew he and his army weren't likely to win.
		He was selected by Prime Minister Hideki Tojo to lead the Japanese forces at Iwo Jima.
		Kuribayashi was a samurai and a veteran of thirty years.
	members.tripod.com /iwo_jima_project/id6.htm (170 words)

	Top Story 01
		Yet Kuribayashi was loyal to his country if not its leaders, and he feared for the safety of his family, and by extension, all families on the Japanese homeland.
		Kuribayashi, who could have directed the battle from the safety of a nearby island, instead shared all the hardships he demanded of his men and he died in combat near the end of the battle.
		The book’s title is taken from the jisei, or traditional ‘‘death poem,’’ that Kuribayashi composed on the eve of the battle.
	www.gmtoday.com /news/books/topstory06.asp (856 words)

	Tadamichi Kuribayashi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (栗林忠道 Kuribayashi Tadamichi, 1891 - circa March 22, 1945) was the commander of the Japanese garrison at Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
		Kuribayashi urged that his troops should kill ten Americans or one tank each.
		He refused to let them participate in suicidal banzai charges, instead preferring to use them in attrition style warfare.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tadamichi_Kuribayashi (245 words)

	DreamWorks SKG Fansite-Talk Back - About the battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Tadamichi KuribayashiLieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (栗林忠道 Kuribayashi Tadamichi, 1891 - circa March 22, 1945) was the commander of the Japanese garrison at Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
		General Kuribayashi was a brilliant man who bravely fought for his country even though he knew he and his army weren't likely to win.
		Kuribayashi was a samurai and a veteran of thirty years.
	www.dreamworksfansite.com /talkback/showthread.php?t=5555 (960 words)

	Sulfer Island Seized (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Kuribayashi figured if the garrison could maintain camouflage and fire discipline, husband its resources and exact disproportionate losses on the invaders, maybe the Americans would lose heart.
		Kuribayashi had plenty of weapons, ammunition, radios, fuel and rations--everything but fresh water, always at a premium on that sulfuric rock.
		Kuribayashi had many more men than that, but all of them were on half-rations of water for weeks before the invasion even began.
	www.thehistorynet.com /wwii/blsulferisland (1490 words)

	Battle of Iwo Jima: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Kuribayashi was further apprised of the importance of this assignment when Tojo pointed out that the eyes of the entire nation were focused on the defense of Iwo.
		By the end of the year, General Kuribayashi had available to him 361 artillery pieces of 75 mm or larger caliber, a dozen 320 mm mortars, 65 medium (150 mm) and light (81 mm) mortars, 33 naval guns 80 mm or larger, and 94 anti-aircraft guns 75 mm or larger.
		General Kuribayashi established his command post in the northern part of the island, about 500 m northeast of Kita village and south of Kitano Point.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/battle_of_iwo_jima (5957 words)

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		Kuribayashi was tall for a Japanese: he was 1,75 m.
		Kuribayashi was near his soldiers, inciting them and supporting them.
		Approximately in that moment, the Japanese radio was transmitting the song of the defence of Iwo Jima: it was a special transmission from the Radio of Tokyo for the garrison of the isle and ended with the prayer of the victory recited by the children of the native town of Kuribayashi.
	members.xoom.virgilio.it /Yaptri/Poem/Kuri/KuriGB.htm (1291 words)

	Joe Critic \| Letters from Iwo Jima
		General Tadamichi Kuribayashi arrives to take charge, and faces some resistance as some of his subordinates believe that he is an incompetent American sympathizer.
		The film is very much sympathetic to the Japanese side, not necessarily their endgame but rather their methods and intentions, which in this case is both a nice surprise from the filmmaker as well as a great cinematic choice.
		Ken Watanabe, as General Kuribayashi, and Kazunari Ninomiya, as Saigo, are a large part of the very much excellent ensemble.
	www.joecritic.com /reviews/movies/letters_from_iwo_jim.php (391 words)

	Theater listings - HeraldTribune.com \| Southwest Florida's Information Leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe) leads Japanese troops in a brave but hopeless battle against American forces invading the island during World War II.
		Kuribayashi, played by a calmly magisterial Ken Watanabe, is seen here as an exemplar of the Imperial forces, yet firmly outside of its most fanatical excesses.
		He knows his odds of survival are terrible, as does Kuribayashi, whose tactical maneuver to create a hidden warren of tunnels on Iwo Jima baffles many of his comrades.
	www.heraldtribune.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=FEATURES0302&FilmID=57476&template=ovr3 (986 words)

	MOAA: Letters From Iwo Jima
		Tadamichi Kuribayashi, 53, a widely-respected Japanese officer, assumes overall command of Japanese defense operations on Iwo Jima June 22, 1944.
		Kuribayashi is a devoted family man who corresponds regularly with his wife, Yoshie; their son, Taro; and their daughters, Yohko and Takako.
		Kuribayashi’s defensive strategy is to allow U.S. forces to land on Iwo Jima and push inland about 500 yards.
	www.moaa.org /magazine/February2005/f_letters.asp (1904 words)

	Japan Focus
		Kuribayashi (Watanabe Ken) had studied in the United States, wrote loving letters to his son with comic illustrations, and protected his men against abusive officers; his close associate, Baron Nishi (Ihara Tsuyoshi), was a gold medalist at the Los Angeles Olympics and a friend of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.
		Under Kuribayashi’s unconventional command, a garrison that was supposed to fall in 5 days lasted for 36.
		The primary hero here is Kuribayashi and he is someone whom the virtually pacifist Saigo eventually comes to revere and actually fight for (though with a shovel).
	japanfocus.org /products/details/2290 (1134 words)

	Encyclopedia: Tadamichi Kuribayashi
		Combatants United States Empire of Japan Commanders Holland Smith Tadamichi Kuribayashi Strength 70,000 22,000 Casualties 7,000 dead, 19,000 wounded 21,800 dead, 200 POW {{{notes}}} The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought between the United States and Imperial Japan during February and March of 1945, during...
		Attrition may have multiple meanings: From a military standpoint, attrition means a gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death.
		Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Japan's best and brightest mining engineers turned remote Iwo Jima into a seemingly impregnable fortress.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tadamichi-Kuribayashi (840 words)

	Battle of Iwo Jima - Military History Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		By 8 June, Kuribayashi was on his way to his toughest and final assignment, determined to convert Iwo Jima into an invincible fortress that would withstand any type of attack from any quarter.
		In 1943, General Kuribayashi, by then a major general, was recalled to Tokyo, where he commanded the Imperial Guards until his appointment as commander of the Iwo Jima Garrison.
		By the end of the year, General Kuribayashi had available to him 361 artillery pieces of 75mm or larger caliber, a dozen 320mm mortars, 65 medium (150mm) and light (81mm) mortars, 33 naval guns 80mm or larger, and 94 antiaircraft guns 75mm or larger.
	www.militaryhistorywiki.org /index.php?title=Battle_of_Iwo_Jima (5542 words)

	411mania.com
		While Kuribayashi worry’s of his troops’ loyalty, Saigo (Kazunari Ninomiya), a baker turned soldier struggles with his desire to be involved in the war at all.
		As General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Watanabe conveys the compassion of a husband, and the intelligence of a military man with such innate charm and elegance.
		Kuribayashi is a sensible person, who is not afraid to go against the grain and stick his head way out there.
	www.411mania.com /movies/film_reviews/49253 (1409 words)

	Operation Detachment: The Battle for Iwo Jima February - March 1945
		Kuribayashi had studied traditional Japanese defensive tactics that emphasised halting the invader on the beach and realised that they had usually failed and the traditional 'banzai' charge, unless unleashed with care and precision, was a waste of men and resources.
		Some elements had indeed managed to get off the beach and start to work their inland, but it was at this point Kuribayashi, despite his initial plan to wait until the Marines had reached Airfield One, decided to unleash the full fury of his concentrated artillery fire on the tempting targets struggling on the beach.
		This was a blow to Kuribayashi who had not expected such a rapid advance, but he took comfort that the Marines had yet to reach his main defensive line and the bad weather was still hampering operations.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_iwojima.html (11587 words)

	W. THOMAS SMITH, JR.: Bloody Iwo!
		Hand-picked by Emperor Hirohito to command Japanese forces on Iwo Jima was Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, a 53-year-old Samurai warrior and a former Imperial Cavalry chief.
		Kuribayashi knew the invaders were coming and that the defenders would be outnumbered.
		Kuribayashi had predicted that the massive fires and subsequent high casualties would cause the Marines to lose heart.
	wtsjrthisweek.blogspot.com /2005/02/bloody-iwo.html (1391 words)

	Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima (Assault Preparations)
		Kuribayashi needed every bit of his top connections with the Emperor to keep from being summarily relieved for his radical proposals.
		Kuribayashi, 53, a native of Nagano Prefecture, had served the Emperor as a cavalry officer since graduating from the Military Academy in 1914.
		Kuribayashi made some compromises with the semi-independent naval forces on the island, but sacked 18 senior army officers, including his own chief of staff.
	www.nps.gov /wapa/indepth/extContent/usmc/pcn-190-003131-00/pcn-190-003131-00/sec2.htm (2633 words)

	"ANDROS AT IWO" feature, Oregon Stater, Oregon State University Alumni Newsletter
		The brilliant Japanese general, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, had spent months preparing for this day, Feb. 19, 1945, turning the small volcanic island of eight square miles into a massive killing field.
		Kuribayashi’s plan was to let the Marines land unopposed for a period of one hour.
		Little known to Dee or any of the other 30 men riding with him toward a piece of Iwo known as Green Beach, Kuribayashi’s grace period would end just about the time they were disembarking from their landing craft.
	alumni.oregonstate.edu /stater/issues/Stater0204/feature1.html (1396 words)

	MILITARIA COLLECTING FORUM > IWO-JIMA
		The defenders, totalling 21.000 were under general Tadamichi Kuribayashi, an expert Japanese soldier, faithful to his duty and emperor.
		By this time, general Kuribayashi had lost all his tanks, 65% of his officers and he had only 3.500 men left.
		Kuribayashi ordered then a withdrawal to the north to defend the last part of the island.
	www.militariacollecting.com /lofiversion/index.php/t4583.html (2021 words)

	Letters from Iwo Jima - World War II Multimedia Database
		Kuribayashi’s predecessor on Iwo Jima, Lieutenant General Hideyoshi Obata, had planned for a traditional beach defense and had installed his artillery and machine guns in trenches there.
		Kuribayashi was rumored to have organized and led the attack.
		Kuribayashi greets the men warmly but his adjutant shamefully admits they are out of water and food.
	www.worldwar2database.com /html/letters_from_iwo_jima.htm (6217 words)

	The Wargamer - Historical Article: IWO JIMA - DOORSTEP TO HELL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		When one of his subordinates suggested that the island was not worth defending and simply should be blown out of the water, Kuribayashi had him transferred 160 miles to the north to Chichi Jima.
		Arriving in June 1944 to prepare Iwo for defense, Kuribayashi knew that time was running out and he had to do all he could to prepare for the coming savage American onslaught.
		Kuribayashi's strategy was not that of "do or die" beach stands or reckless Banzai charges.
	www.wargamer.com /articles/iwo_jima (1501 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Letters From Iwo Jima at Epinions.com
		General Tadamichi Kuribayashi is put in command of the army on the island, and immediately begins to prepare for the attack on the island.
		Having traveled and stayed in America, General Tadamichi Kuribayashi does not follow the traditional approach of handling the troops that are recommend by his subordinates, this leads to lots of miscommunication and resentment between General Tadamichi Kuribayashi and the other commanders.
		I heard that he actually read letters sent by the actual General Tadamichi Kuribayashi to his family from Iwo Jima while he was preparing for this role.
	www.epinions.com /content_325558898308 (1078 words)

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