1. Commanding from Yamato during Midway

    · Battleship Yamato, northwestern Pacific near Midway Atoll

    Commanding from Yamato during Midway
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    Yamamoto exercised overall command of the Midway operation from the bridge of the battleship Yamato; the dispersed main body was too distant to engage directly. Coordinate is a representative point for Yamamoto's Main Body in the northwestern Pacific during the Battle of Midway; the source establishes presence aboard Yamato but does not provide an exact ship position.

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