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Major Types
Ship Class
Ship
Aircraft Model
Unit
Gun Model
Turret Model
Torpedo Model
Rocket Launcher Model
Sensor
Anti Submarine Mounting
Date Time
Country
Activity
Person
Posting
Enterprise
Ship Production Batch
Treaty
Tension
Decoration
Place
Document
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Related Types
Activities Involve
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Postings Post
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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
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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
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HIJMS Atago
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HIJMS Maya
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HIJMS Takao
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IJN 5th Cruiser Division
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HIJMS Myoko
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HIJMS Haguro
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IJN 4th Destroyer Flotilla
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HIJMS Yura
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HIJMS Asagumo
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HIJMS Yamagumo
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HIJMS Kuroshio
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HIJMS Oyashio
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HIJMS Hayashio
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HIJMS Mutsu
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IJN 11th Seaplane Division
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HIJMS Murasame
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HIJMS Harusame
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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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