Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Kiyohide Shima

Battles of Kiyohide Shima

Japanese admiral (1890–1973)

Kiyohide Shima is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1945: 1 battle, 2 naval actions and 1 campaign across 2 present-day countries, most in Philippines (3), Solomon Islands (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,925 km apart end to end, 1,642 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (4).

Invasion of TulagiBattle of Leyte GulfBattle of the Sibuyan SeaPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945Invasion of TulagiBattle of Leyte GulfBattle of the Sibuyan SeaPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945SurabayaDavaoMakassarCebuBandjarmasinBandar Seri BegawanPort MoresbyDiliTarakanGeneral Santos2000 km1.825N, 141.325E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 1 engagements1944: 2 engagements2 in 19441945: 1 engagements19421945
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Invasion of Tulagi, 1942Battle 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
1942Invasion of TulagiSolomon IslandsJapanese victory
23 October 1944Battle of Leyte GulfLeyte Gulf, Philippines4,417 km NWAllied 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, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.