IJN 3rd Fleet

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Related Types	Activities Involve \| Postings Post \| Assignments Cover
Formation	IJN 3rd Fleet

Operated By Country	Japan
Unit Type	Formation
Formation Kind	Task Group
Posting Year	0.99yr
Flag
Posting Year	0.99yr
Posting Duration Year	2.01yr
Postings	12

	Alias
	Kantai 3 Transport And Blockade Force Transport Fleet Yuso Fusa Butai

Units
	Operated By Country
	Japan

Assignments
Assigned To By Assignment	Cover Unit	End YMD	Summary
1941 Nov 01 IJN 16th Cruiser Division	IJN 16th Cruiser Division		Or much earlier
1941 Nov 01 IJN 5th Destroyer Flotilla	IJN 5th Destroyer Flotilla		Or much earlier
1942_Jul_14 IJN 10th Destroyer Flotilla	IJN 10th Destroyer Flotilla
1942_Jul_14 IJN 1st Carrier Division	IJN 1st Carrier Division
1942_Jul_14 IJN 2nd Carrier Division	IJN 2nd Carrier Division
1943 Feb 03 IJN 3rd Carrier Division	IJN 3rd Carrier Division		Or much earlier
1944 May 01 IJN 4th Carrier Division	IJN 4th Carrier Division	1945 Jan 01	Or much earlier

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:Rank	8) 1: Details	9) 1: Age Of Person
1932 02 02 Nomura Kichisaburo	1932 Jun 28	Nomura Kichisaburo			0.4yr	Vice Admiral
1932 06 28 Sakonji Seizo	1932 Dec 01	Sakonji Seizo			0.43yr	Vice Admiral
1932 12 01 Yonai Mitsumasa	1933 Sep 15	Yonai Mitsumasa			0.79yr	Vice Admiral		52.75yr
1932 12 01 Yonai Mitsumasa	1933 Sep 15	Yonai Mitsumasa			0.79yr	Vice Admiral		52.75yr
1933 09 15 Imamura Shinjiro	1934 Nov 15	Imamura Shinjiro			1.17yr	Vice Admiral
1934 11 15 Hyakutak Gengo	1935 Dec 01	Hyakutak Gengo			1.04yr	Vice Admiral
1935 12 01 Oikawa Koshiro	1936 Dec 01	Oikawa Koshiro			1yr	Vice Admiral
1936 12 01 Hasegawa Kiyoshi	1938 Apr 25	Hasegawa Kiyoshi			1.4yr	Vice Admiral
1938 04 25 Oikawa Koshiro	1939 Nov 15	Oikawa Koshiro			1.56yr	Vice Admiral
1941 04 10 Takahashi Ibo	1942 Mar 10	Takahashi Ibo			0.91yr	Vice Admiral	Or much earlier
1942 07 14 Nagumo Chuichi	1942 Nov 11	Nagumo Chuichi			0.33yr	Vice Admiral		56.53yr
1942 11 11 Ozawa Jisaburo	1944 Nov 15	Ozawa Jisaburo			2.01yr	Vice Admiral		56.11yr

Activities
1) Involved In Activity	2) 1: as	3) 2: Command Unit Involvement	4) 2: Summary	5) 2: Commanded By	6) 5:Rank	7) 1: Details
1905 05 27 0000 Surface Action Battle Of Tsushima Strait	N
1942 Aug 10 Japanese Transport KA Operation Solomon Islands	N	IJN 1st Carrier Division \| HIJMS Zuikaku \| HIJMS Shokaku \| IJN 10th Destroyer Division \| HIJMS Yugumo \| HIJMS Makikumo \| HIJMS Kazekumo \| HIJMS Akigumo \| HIJMS Shikinami \| HIJMS Uranami \| IJN 11th Battleship Division \| IJN 10th Destroyer Flotilla \| HIJMS Hiei \| HIJMS Kirishima \| IJN 7th Cruiser Division \| IJN 8th Cruiser Division \| HIJMS Tone \| HIJMS Ryujo \| HIJMS Amatsukaze \| HIJMS Tokitsukaze	Striking force	Nagumo Chuichi	Vice Admiral	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.
1942 08 23 0100 Battle Of Eastern Solomon Islands	N	IJN 1st Carrier Division \| HIJMS Zuikaku \| HIJMS Shokaku \| IJN 10th Destroyer Division

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 - Taiwan China	Taiwan China

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