IJN 2nd Fleet

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Related Types	Activities Involve \| Postings Post \| Assignments Cover
Formation	IJN 2nd Fleet

Operated By Country	Japan
Unit Type	Formation
Formation Kind	Task Group
Posting Year	1.15yr
Flag
Posting Year	1.15yr
Posting Duration Year	1.96yr
Postings	14

	Alias
	Heavy Cruiser Force Jujun Butai Kantai 2 Scouting Force Zenshin Butai

Units
	Operated By Country
	Japan

Assignments
1) Assigned To By Assignment	2) 1: Cover Unit	3) 2: Primary Image	4) 1: End YMD	5) 1: Summary
1941 Nov 01 IJN 2nd Destroyer Flotilla	IJN 2nd Destroyer Flotilla			Or much earlier
1941 Nov 01 IJN 4th Cruiser Division	IJN 4th Cruiser Division			Or much earlier
1941 Nov 01 IJN 4th Destroyer Flotilla	IJN 4th Destroyer Flotilla			Or much earlier
1941 Nov 01 IJN 5th Cruiser Division	IJN 5th Cruiser Division			Or much earlier
1941 Nov 01 IJN 8th Cruiser Division	IJN 8th Cruiser Division			Or much earlier
1941-Nov-01 IJN 7th Cruiser Division	IJN 7th Cruiser Division			Or much earlier. From HIJMS Mogami - Japanese Cruisers Of The Pacific War - 436
1942 Jul 10 IJN 3rd Battleship Division 1st Section	IJN 3rd Battleship Division 1st Section
1942 Jul 14 IJN 3rd Battleship Division	IJN 3rd Battleship Division
1943 Jul 17 JAP 3rd Destroyer Flotilla	JAP 3rd Destroyer Flotilla			Or much earlier
1944 Feb 25 IJN 1st Battleship Division	IJN 1st Battleship Division		1944 Nov 15
1944 Nov 15 IJN 2nd Destroyer Flotilla	IJN 2nd Destroyer Flotilla
1944-Nov-15 HIJMS Yamato	HIJMS Yamato		1945 Jan 01	as flagship
1945 Jan 01 IJN 1st Battleship Division	IJN 1st Battleship Division

Postings
1) Posted To By Posting	2) 1: End	3) 1: Post Person	4) 3: Primary Image	5) 3:Decoration	6) 1: Duration Year	7) 1: Age Of Person	8) 1:Rank
1925 12 01 Yonai Mitsumasa XO	1926 Dec 01	Yonai Mitsumasa			1yr	45.75yr	Rear Admiral
1928 12 10 Hori Teikichi XO	1929 Sep 06	Hori Teikichi			0.74yr	45.32yr	Rear Admiral
1930 12 01 Nakamura Ryozo	1931 Dec 01	Nakamura Ryozo			1yr		Vice Admiral
1931 12 01 Suetsugu Nobumasa	1933 Nov 15	Suetsugu Nobumasa			1.96yr		Vice Admiral
1933 11 15 Takahashi Sankichi	1934 Nov 15	Takahashi Sankichi			1yr		Vice Admiral
1934 11 15 Yonai Mitsumasa	1935 Dec 02	Yonai Mitsumasa			1.05yr	54.7yr	Vice Admiral
1935 12 02 Kato Takayoshi	1936 Dec 01	Kato Takayoshi			1yr		Vice Admiral
1936 12 01 Yoshida Zengo	1937 Dec 01	Yoshida Zengo			1yr	51.79yr	Vice Admiral
1937 12 01 Shimada Shigetaro	1938 Nov 15	Shimada Shigetaro			0.96yr		Vice Admiral
1938 11 15 Toyoda Soemu	1939 Oct 21	Toyoda Soemu			0.93yr		Vice Admiral
1939 10 21 Koga Mineichi	1941 Sep 01	Koga Mineichi			1.86yr	54.07yr	Vice Admiral
1941 09 01 Kondo Nobutake	1943 Aug 09	Kondo Nobutake			1.94yr	55.66yr	Admiral \| Vice Admiral
1943 08 09 Kurita Takeo	1944 Dec 23	Kurita Takeo			1.37yr	54.6yr	Vice Admiral
1944 12 23 Ito Seiichi	1945 Apr 20	Ito Seiichi			0.32yr		Vice Admiral

Activities
1) Involved In Activity	2) 1: as	3) 2: Summary	4) 2: Commanded By	5) 4:Rank	6) 2: Command Unit Involvement	7) 1: Details
1905 05 27 0000 Surface Action Battle Of Tsushima Strait	N
1942 Aug 10 Japanese Transport KA Operation Solomon Islands	N	Advance force	Kondo Nobutake	Vice Admiral	IJN 4th Cruiser Division \| HIJMS Atago \| HIJMS Maya \| HIJMS Takao \| IJN 5th Cruiser Division \| HIJMS Myoko \| HIJMS Haguro \| IJN 4th Destroyer Flotilla \| HIJMS Yura \| HIJMS Asagumo \| HIJMS Yamagumo \| HIJMS Kuroshio \| HIJMS Oyashio \| HIJMS Hayashio \| HIJMS Mutsu \| IJN 11th Seaplane Division \| HIJMS Murasame \| HIJMS Harusame \| HIJMS Samidare	Aim: To destroy Allied ships in the vicinity of the Solomon Islands before destroying US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal. To prevent American attacks on a troop convoy to Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.

Assignments
1) Covered By Assignment	2) 1: Located At Old Place	3) 1: Assign To Unit	4) 3: Covered By Assignment	5) 4: Assign To Unit	6) 1: Summary
1941 Aug 15 - IJN Combined Fleet		IJN Combined Fleet	1894-Jul-18 - Japanese State	Japanese State	Or much earlier
1941-Jul-01 - Hainan China	Hainan China

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