IJN 2nd Destroyer Flotilla

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

Operated By Country	Japan
Unit Type	Formation
Include Ship Type	Destroyer
Formation Kind	Squadron
Posting Year	0.85yr
Flag
Posting Year	0.85yr
Posting Duration Year	0.85yr
Postings	3

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
1939 Nov 06 IJN 18th Destroyer Division	IJN 18th Destroyer Division
1940 Aug 31 IJN 15th Destroyer Division	IJN 15th Destroyer Division
1940 Oct 26 IJN 16th Destroyer Division	IJN 16th Destroyer Division		1942 Jul 14
1941 Nov 01 HIJMS Jintsu	HIJMS Jintsu			Or much earlier
1941 Nov 01 IJN 8th Destroyer Division - IJN 31st Destroyer Division - IJN 32nd Destroyer Division	IJN 31st Destroyer Division
	IJN 32nd Destroyer Division
	IJN 8th Destroyer Division
1943 Sep 30 IJN 32nd Destroyer Division	IJN 32nd Destroyer Division
1944 Aug 15 IJN 2nd Destroyer Division	IJN 2nd Destroyer Division
1944 Nov 15 IJN 17th Destroyer Division	IJN 17th Destroyer 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:Rank	8) 1: Age Of Person	9) 1: Details
1941 11 01 Tanaka Raizo		Tanaka Raizo				Rear Admiral	49.68yr	Or much earlier
1942 12 16 Koyanagi Tomiji		Koyanagi Tomiji				Rear Admiral
1943 12 25 Hayakawa Mikio	1944 Nov 01	Hayakawa Mikio			0.85yr	Rear Admiral

Activities
1) Involved In Activity	2) 1: as	3) 2: Commanded By	4) 3:Rank	5) 2: Command Unit Involvement	6) 5:Unit	7) 6:Ship Class	8) 7:Ship Type	9) 6: Closest Available Image	10) 2: Summary	11) 1: Details
Directive: 1941 Dec 07 Japanese Directive First Stage First Phase	N			HIJMS Naka	HIJMS Naka	HIJMS Sendai	Cruiser
1942 02 27 0100 Surface Action Battle Of Java Sea	N	Tanaka Raizo	Rear Admiral	HIJMS Jintsu	HIJMS Jintsu	HIJMS Sendai	Cruiser
				HIJMS Yukikaze	HIJMS Yukikaze	HIJMS Kagero	Destroyer
				HIJMS Tokitsukaze	HIJMS Tokitsukaze	HIJMS Kagero	Destroyer
				HIJMS Amatsukaze	HIJMS Amatsukaze	HIJMS Kagero	Destroyer
				HIJMS Hatsukaze	HIJMS Hatsukaze	HIJMS Kagero	Destroyer
1942 Aug 10 Japanese Transport KA Operation Solomon Islands	N	Tanaka Raizo	Rear Admiral	HIJMS Jintsu	HIJMS Jintsu	HIJMS Sendai	Cruiser		Reinforcement group	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 Kagero	HIJMS Kagero	HIJMS Kagero	Destroyer
				HIJMS Mutsuki	HIJMS Mutsuki	HIJMS Mutsuki	Destroyer
				HIJMS Yayoi	HIJMS Yayoi	HIJMS Mutsuki	Destroyer
				HIJMS Isokaze	HIJMS Isokaze	HIJMS Kagero	Destroyer
				HIJMS Kawakaze	HIJMS Kawakaze	HIJMS Shiratsuyu	Destroyer
				HIJMS Suzukaze	HIJMS Suzukaze	HIJMS Shiratsuyu	Destroyer
				HIJMS Umikaze	HIJMS Umikaze	HIJMS Shiratsuyu	Destroyer
				HIJMS Uzuki	HIJMS Uzuki	HIJMS Mutsuki	Destroyer
				IJN KA Operation Transport Units	IJN KA Operation Transport Units
				HIJMS Kinryu Maru
				HIJMS Patrol Boat 1
				HIJMS Patrol Boat 35
				HIJMS Patrol Boat 34
				HIJMS Patrol Boat 2
1942 08 25 0000 Air Strike Marine SDBs Hit Jintsu Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	N			HIJMS Jintsu	HIJMS Jintsu	HIJMS Sendai	Cruiser
				HIJMS Kinryu Maru	HIJMS Kinryu Maru	HIJMS Auxiliary Cruiser	Cruiser
				HIJMS Mutsuki	HIJMS Mutsuki	HIJMS Mutsuki	Destroyer
				HIJMS Uzuki	HIJMS Uzuki	HIJMS Mutsuki	Destroyer
				HIJMS Kagero	HIJMS Kagero	HIJMS Kagero	Destroyer

Assignments
1) Covered By Assignment	2) 1: Assign To Unit	3) 2: Covered By Assignment	4) 3: Assign To Unit	5) 1: Summary
1941 Nov 01 - IJN 2nd Fleet	IJN 2nd Fleet	1941 Aug 15 - IJN Combined Fleet	IJN Combined Fleet	Or much earlier
1941 Nov 01 - IJN 2nd Fleet	IJN 2nd Fleet	1941-Jul-01 - Hainan China		Or much earlier
1942 Dec 16 - JPN Airfield Naval Base Rabaul	Facility: JPN Airfield Naval Base Rabaul			Or much earlier
1944 Nov 15 - IJN 2nd Fleet	IJN 2nd Fleet	1941 Aug 15 - IJN Combined Fleet	IJN Combined Fleet
1944 Nov 15 - IJN 2nd Fleet	IJN 2nd Fleet	1941-Jul-01 - Hainan China

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