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  Döme Sztójay was born in Vršac, Sztójay. As a WW1 veteran officer, he joined Miklós Horthy's counter-revolutionary army. As Horthy gained power in Hungary, Sztójay, too, solidified his political power. Between 1925 and 1933, he served in Berlin as a military attaché. After a two-year break from diplomacy, he returned to Berlin in 1935 as the Hungarian ambassador in Berlin. During his 1935-1944 tenure in Berlin, he developed a pro-German and pro-Fascist view, which directly affected his policies as he became the Prime Minister of Hungary in 23 Mar 1944. A puppet of Germany, he guaranteed Germany of more Hungarian soldiers for the Eastern Front and deported Hungarian Jews to Nazi concentration camps. Horthy, appalled at Sztójay's policies, demanded his removal. In Aug 1944, Berlin gave in to Horthy's demands and removed Sztójay. In Apr 1945, Sztójay fled Hungarian but was later arrested by American troops. He was found guilty of war crimes by a Communist-run tribunal in Budapest and was executed by firing squad in 1946.
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  Günther Prien was born in Osterfeld, Saxony, Germany.After years of experience at sea, he joined the Reichsmarine in 1933 and served aboard the light cruiser Königsberg.In Oct 1935, he was transferred to a submarine.On 17 Dec 1938, he was given commission of U-47, a Type VIIB submarine with a promotion to the rank of lieutenant.On 14 Oct 1939, at the very beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic, Prien skillfully navigated U-47 in shallow water, around three sunken ships in the Holm Sound, and entered Royal Navy's base at Scapa Flow.After firing two spreads of torpedoes (the first salvo missed entirely), he sank the battleship Royal Oak that lay four thousand yards in front of him.He noted in his logs "There is a loud explosion, roar and rumbling.Then come columns of water, followed by columns of fire, and splinters fly through the air."After an equally stunning escape from Scapa Flow after the attack, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and instantly became a national hero.In 1940, he earned Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross.He was killed in 1941 when U-47 was either attacked and destroyed by British destroyer Wolverine or of another reason.He was responsible for sinking 30 Allied vessels totaling 164,953 tons.
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  Marie-Pierre-Joseph-François Kœnig (sometimes Anglicized as "Koenig") was born in Caen, France.He studied at the Collège Sainte Maire.He fought as a junior officer in the infantry in the French Army during WW1 and served with distinction.After WW1, he served with French forces in Morocco.His WW2 tenure began with the fall of France, in which he escaped to Britain via Dunkirk.In London, he joined Charles de Gaulle's Free French organization and was promoted to the rank of colonel and was later assigned to be the chief of staff in the first divisions of Free French forces.In Jun to Jul 1941, he served with the two Free French brigades in the Syria-Lebanon Campaign.
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  Mitsumasa Yonai was born in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan to a samurai.He graduated from Imperial Japanese Naval Academy at Etajima in 1901, and was promoted to the rank of ensign in Jan 1903.He was a veteran of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, and during WW1 he served in Russia and Poland as military attaché and Resident Naval Officer.He was recalled to Japan after the fall of Imperial Russia and was assigned the commander of the Sasebo Naval District.
  
  During the inter-war period, Yonai served in a variety of duties, both sea going and land bound.In 1918, he was appointed to the Naval General Staff.In Dec 1920, he was promoted to the rank of captain.Between Nov 1924 and Dec 1925, he was the commander of the battleship Mutsu.In Dec 1925, he was promoted rear admiral and became the chief of staff of the Second Fleet.In Dec 1928, he took command of the First Expeditionary Fleet and led a fleet in China, which success led him to a promotion to the rank of vice admiral.In Dec 1930, he served as commander of the Chinkai Naval Station in Korea.Between Dec 1932 and Dec 1936, he commanded various fleets and naval districts.
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  Jun Ushiroku was a veteran of the Russo-Japanese War between 1904 and 1905.Between 1929 and 1931, he was the commanding officer of the 48th Regiment.Between 1931 and 1932, he was the chief of staff of the 4th Division, then was transferred to the Kwantung Army Headquarters through 1938.While with the Kwantung Army, he also served as the Head of the 3rd Bureau of the General Staff between 1934 and 1935 and positions in the Ministry of War.Between 1937 and 1939, he was the commanding officer of the 26th Division.Between 1939 and 1940, he was the commanding officer of the 4th Army.Between 1940 and Jul 1942, he served in China as first the commander-in-chief of the Southern Area Army, and then chief of staff of the China Expeditionary Army.Between Aug 1942 and Feb 1944, he was made the commander-in-chief of the Central Army District.In 1944, he was made Vice Chief of the Army General Staff and then a member of the Supreme War Council; in these two roles he strongly pushed for the usage of suicide attacks by infantry to disable or destroy American armor due to Japan's inability to mass-produce effective anti-tank weaponry at this stage of the war.On 28 Mar 1944, he was appointed the Inspector-General of Military Aviation.From late 1944 until the end of the war, he commanded the 3rd Area Army in Manchuria.After the war, he was captured by Russian forces and was a prisoner of war until 1956.
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  Yi Eu was born at Deoksu Palace in Seoul to Korean Emperor Gojong and his second wife Princess Sunheon.At the age of 3, Yi was given the title of Prince Imperial Yeong, and at the age of 10 Crown Prince.In Dec 1907, he went to Japan to begin his studies.On 28 Apr 1920, after Japan's occupation of Korea, he married Japanese Princess Masako Nashimotonomiya.On 24 Apr 1926, upon his father's death, he became King Yi of Korea; note that unlike his father who held the title of emperor, his title was only that of a king.
  
  Between 1935 and 1937, Yi served in the Japanese Army as the commanding officer of the 59th Regiment.From 1937 to 1938, he taught at the Military Academy and the Military Preparatory School.In 1939, he was attached to the Northern China Area Army.Between 1939 and 1940, he was the commanding officer of the 2nd Imperial Guards Brigade.Between 1940 and 1941, he was the head of the 4th Depot Division.In 1941, he was the commander of the Japanese 51st Division.Between 1941 and 1942, he was attached to the Inspectorate-General of Military Training, then between 1942 and 1943, to the 1st Air Army Headquarters.In 1945, he was the commanding officer of the 1st Air Army, and then was promoted to the Supreme War Council.
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  Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner was the commander of Task Force 62, consisted of fix submarines, twenty-three transports, and various supply ships, during the assault on Guadalcanal's would-be Henderson Field.He was administratively under the command of Vice Admiral Frank Fletcher, but was fairly autonomous in carrying out his own objectives.He was chosen by Admiral King for his cleverness.
  
  He was born in Portland, Oregon, United States, in 1885, but joined the Naval Academy in 1904 after being appointed from California.Early in his career, he served aboard several ships, including being the captain of the destroyer Stewart and gunnery officer of the battleship California.He also served on land as well, acted as the ordnance officer at the Naval Gun Factory, in Washington DC, and later Director of the War Plans Division, also in Washington DC.He was an expert in both gunnery in aviation, but his subordinates lovingly gave him the nickname "Terrible" for his temper.
  
  He was named Rear Admiral around the time the US entered WW2, after the Pearl Harbor attack.He was Assistant Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the US Navy until sent to the Pacific to head up the before-mentioned amphibious force at Guadalcanal.With his brilliance in execution of landing operations, he was named the commander of the amphibious operations against the Japanese Home Islands, though Japan surrendered before such a landing became necessary.
  
  Turner stayed in the Navy for only a short time after the war before retiring in 1947.He returned to the west coast, to Monterey, California, where he would pass away in 1961.
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  Arleigh Albert Burke was born in Boulder, Colorado, United States.On 8 Jun 1923, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, United States and was commissioned ensign in the United States Navy.He earned a Master of Science degree in Engineering at the University of Michigan.In 1939, he received his first command aboard the destroyer Mugford.At the start of WW2, he served at the Naval Gun Factory in Washington, DC, United States.In 1943, he was assigned to Destroyer Division 43 in the South Pacific as its commanding officer.He later served in a similar role with Destroyer Division 44, Destroyer Squadron 12, and Destroyer Squadron 23.He commanded the Destroyer Squadron 23 during the Bougainville landing operation in Nov 1943.He was known for pushing his crews to sail at high speeds, sometimes with the boiler pressure just below dangerous levels.While en route to a rendezvous point in Nov 1943 to intercept a "Tokyo Express" convoy, a boiler accident that involved one casualty limited his squadron to 31 knots, instead of the 34 knots they were capable of, hence earning him the nickname "31-Knot Burke".
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  Manuel Ávila Camacho was born in the city of Teziutlán, Mexico. He studied at the National Preparatory School, then joined the Mexican Army in 1914 and became a colonel by 1920. In 1929, he fought against the Escobar Rebellion, and in the same year was promoted to the rank of brigade general. In 1933, he became the Official Mayor of the Secretariat of National Defense, then in 1937 Secretary of National Defense. In 1939, he was elected the president of Mexico. After two of Mexico's oil transport vessels were destroyed by German submarines, he declared war against Axis powers on 22 May 1942. 15,000 Mexican soldiers fought in the war on various fronts, and 300,000 workers were sent to the United States under the Bracero Program to replace the manpower United States lost to the front lines. As he retired to his farm in 1946, he left behind a legacy of being a leader who fought for the working class.
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  Born in Tokyo as Eiku Tojo to an army general, he followed his father's footsteps and attended the Japanese Military Academy in 1905, continued on to War College, and joined the Japanese Army in 1915.His service include time spent in Switzerland and Germany.After returning to Japan, he was promoted to the rank of Major General in 1933, and became head of the Japanese Kwantung Army's military police in September 1935, and would become the Chief of Staff of the Kwangtung Army as a Lieutenant General.He was a key figure in efficiently utilizing Manchuria's natural resources to feed the hungry Japanese industrial machine.
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