was an
admiral
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in the
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender ...
during
World War II
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. He was the last
Commander-in-Chief of the
Combined Fleet.
Ozawa has been noted for his unusual height, measuring in at over tall, although his exact height has not been reliably reported.
[Wikipedia may have played a role in spreading an unverified claim that Ozawa was tall. See .]
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1886 births
1966 deaths
People from Miyazaki Prefecture
Imperial Japanese Navy admirals
Japanese admirals of World War II