Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Hideyoshi Obata

Battles of Hideyoshi Obata

Imperial Japanese Army general (1890–1944)

Hideyoshi Obata is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1941 and 1944: 2 battles and 2 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in United States (2), Philippines (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 4,358 km apart end to end, 1,453 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (4).

Philippines CampaignMariana and Palau Islands campaignBattle of SaipanBattle of GuamPhilippines CampaignMariana and Palau Islands campaignBattle of SaipanBattle of GuamDavaoCebuIloiloGeneral SantosZamboangaBaguioLaoag1000 km13.592N, 136.500E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1941: 1 engagements1944: 3 engagements3 in 194419411944
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Philippines Campaign, 1941Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, 1944Battle of Saipan, 1944Battle of Guam, 194419411944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1941Philippines CampaignPhilippinesJapanese victory
1944Mariana and Palau Islands campaignMicronesia3,366 km EAmerican victory
15 June 1944Battle of SaipanSaipan, United States763 km NWAmerican victory
10 August 1944Battle of GuamGuam, United States230 km SWAmerican 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.