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"I have lived in the United States and I know the might of their industrial complex. The United States is a sleeping giant and I am afraid that our attack has awakened it."
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Chuichi Nagumo was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II Nagumo led Japan's main carrier battle group, the Kido Butai, in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, and over the following months in successful raids on Darwin in Australia and in the Indian Ocean In June 1942, he participated at the Battle of Midway, where his strike force suffered a crushing defeat Nagumo
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"Mr. Chief of Staff [Ryunosuke Kusaka], what do you think? I feel that Ive undertaken a heavy responsibility. If I had only been more firm and refused. Now weve left home waters and Im beginning to wonder if the operation will work."
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"The success of our surprise attack on Pearl Harbor will prove to be the Waterloo of the war to follow. For this reason the Imperial Navy is massing the cream of its strength in ships and planes to assure success."
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"I-uh-have the utmost respect for Yamamoto-san. If it had not been for him, there would be no naval aviation. However-the most brilliant man can occasionally make a mistake."
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