Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Jisaburō Ozawa

Battles of Jisaburō Ozawa

Japanese admiral (1886–1966)

Jisaburō Ozawa is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1945: 1 battle, 3 naval actions and 3 campaigns across 3 present-day countries, most in Philippines (3), Indonesia (2), Japan (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 13,595 km apart end to end, 2,266 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (7).

Battle of PalembangBattle of the Sibuyan SeaNew Guinea campaignMariana and Palau Islands campaignBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle of Leyte GulfPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945New Guinea campaignMariana and Palau Islands campaignBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle of Leyte GulfPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945ManilaBangkok2000 km7.500N, 128.378E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 2 engagements1944: 4 engagements4 in 19441945: 1 engagements19421945
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

New Guinea campaign, 1942Battle of Palembang, 1942Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, 1944Battle of the Philippine Sea, 1944Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 1944Philippines campaign of 1944–1945, 194519421945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942New Guinea campaignNew Guinea, IndonesiaAllied victory
13 February 1942Battle of PalembangPalembang, Indonesia3,915 km WJapanese victory
1944Mariana and Palau Islands campaignMicronesia5,480 km EAmerican victory
19 June 1944Battle of the Philippine SeaPhilippine Sea, Japan2,511 km NWAmerican victory
23 October 1944Battle of Leyte GulfLeyte Gulf, Philippines1,181 km SWAllied victory
24 October 1944Battle of the Sibuyan SeaSibuyan Sea, Philippines408 km NWAllied victory
1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945Philippines100 km SEAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.