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Related TypesActivities Involve | Assignments Cover | Postings Post
Formation
IJN 2nd Fleet
Operated By Country
Japan
Unit Type
Formation
Formation Kind
Task Group
Posting Year
1.15yr
Flag
224 538
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 HIJMS Yamato
HIJMS YamatoUnit: JAP, Musashi 1944 01 01 Brunei Bay, Borneo 1945 Jan 01
as flagship
1944 Nov 15 IJN 2nd Destroyer Flotilla
IJN 2nd Destroyer Flotilla   
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 01Yonai MitsumasaYonai Mitsumasa Grand Cordon Of The Order Of The Rising Sun Order Of The Sacred Treasure Gold And Silver Star 1yr45.75yrRear Admiral
1928 12 10 Hori Teikichi XO
1929 Sep 06Hori Teikichi  0.74yr45.32yrRear Admiral
1930 12 01 Nakamura Ryozo
1931 Dec 01Nakamura Ryozo  1yr Vice Admiral
1931 12 01 Suetsugu Nobumasa
1933 Nov 15Suetsugu Nobumasa  1.96yr Vice Admiral
1933 11 15 Takahashi Sankichi
1934 Nov 15Takahashi Sankichi  1yr Vice Admiral
1934 11 15 Yonai Mitsumasa
1935 Dec 02Yonai MitsumasaYonai Mitsumasa Grand Cordon Of The Order Of The Rising Sun Order Of The Sacred Treasure Gold And Silver Star 1.05yr54.7yrVice Admiral
1935 12 02 Kato Takayoshi
1936 Dec 01Kato Takayoshi  1yr Vice Admiral
1936 12 01 Yoshida Zengo
1937 Dec 01Yoshida Zengo  1yr51.79yrVice Admiral
1937 12 01 Shimada Shigetaro
1938 Nov 15Shimada ShigetaroShimada Shigetaro Order Of The Rising Sun Gold And Silver Star 0.96yr Vice Admiral
1938 11 15 Toyoda Soemu
1939 Oct 21Toyoda SoemuToyoda Soemu  0.93yr Vice Admiral
1939 10 21 Koga Mineichi
1941 Sep 01Koga MineichiKoga Mineichi  1.86yr54.07yrVice Admiral
1941 09 01 Kondo Nobutake
1943 Aug 09Kondo NobutakeKondo Nobutake Grand Cordon Of The Order Of The Rising Sun Order Of The Golden Kite 1st Class Order Of The Golden Kite 3rd Class Order Of The Sacred Treasure Gold Rays With Neck Ribbon 1.94yr55.66yrAdmiral | Vice Admiral
1943 08 09 Kurita Takeo
1944 Dec 23Kurita TakeoKurita Takeo Order Of The Sacred Treasure Gold And Silver Star 1.37yr54.6yrVice Admiral
1944 12 23 Ito Seiichi
1945 Apr 20Ito 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) 6:Unit
8) 7:Ship Class
9) 8:Ship Type
10) 7: Closest Available Image
11) 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 NobutakeVice AdmiralIJN 4th Cruiser DivisionIJN 4th Cruiser Division   
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.
HIJMS Atago    
HIJMS Maya    
HIJMS Takao    
IJN 5th Cruiser DivisionIJN 5th Cruiser Division   
HIJMS Myoko    
HIJMS Haguro    
IJN 4th Destroyer FlotillaIJN 4th Destroyer Flotilla   
HIJMS Yura    
HIJMS Asagumo    
HIJMS Yamagumo    
HIJMS Kuroshio    
HIJMS Oyashio    
HIJMS Hayashio    
HIJMS MutsuHIJMS MutsuHIJMS NagatoBattleshipUnit: JAP, Mutsu
IJN 11th Seaplane Division    
HIJMS Murasame    
HIJMS Harusame    
HIJMS Samidare    
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 Fleet1894 Jul 18 - Japanese StateJapanese State
Or much earlier
1941-Jul-01 - Hainan China
Hainan China    
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