IJN Combined Fleet

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

Operated By Country	Japan
Unit Type	Formation
Formation Kind	Fleet
Posting Year	1.44yr
Flag
Posting Year	1.44yr
Posting Duration Year	3.63yr
Postings	11

Units
	Operated By Country
	Japan

Assignments
Assigned To By Assignment	Cover Unit	Summary	End YMD
1940 Jun 01 IJN 7th Seaplane Tender Division	IJN 7th Seaplane Tender Division	Or much earlier
1941 Aug 15 IJN 1st Fleet	IJN 1st Fleet	Or much earlier
1941 Aug 15 IJN 2nd Fleet	IJN 2nd Fleet	Or much earlier
1941 Aug 15 IJN 3rd Fleet	IJN 3rd Fleet	Or much earlier
1941 Aug 15 IJN 4th Fleet	IJN 4th Fleet	Or much earlier
1941 Aug 15 IJN 5th Fleet	IJN 5th Fleet	Or much earlier
1941 Aug 15 IJN 6th Fleet	IJN 6th Fleet	Or much earlier
1941 Nov 01 IJN 1st Air Fleet	IJN 1st Air Fleet	Or much earlier
1941 Nov 01 IJN 1st Battleship Division	IJN 1st Battleship Division	According to Japanese Cruisers Of The Pacific War.
1941 Nov 01 IJN Southern Expeditionary Fleet	IJN Southern Expeditionary Fleet	Or much earlier
1944 Feb 25 IJN 2nd Battleship Division	IJN 2nd Battleship Division		1944 Nov 15
1945 Aug 15 IJN 31st Escort Squadron	IJN 31st Escort Squadron

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
1929 11 11 Yamamoto Eisuke	1931 Dec 01	Yamamoto Eisuke			2.05yr	53.49yr	Admiral \| Vice Admiral
1931 12 01 Kobayashi Seizo	1933 Nov 15	Kobayashi Seizo			1.96yr		Admiral \| Vice Admiral
1933 11 15 Suetsugu Nobumasa	1934 Nov 15	Suetsugu Nobumasa			1yr		Admiral \| Vice Admiral
1934 11 15 Takahashi Sankichi	1936 Dec 01	Takahashi Sankichi			2.05yr		Admiral \| Vice Admiral
1936 12 01 Yonai Mitsumasa	1937 Feb 02	Yonai Mitsumasa			0.17yr	56.75yr	Vice Admiral
1937 02 02 Nagano Osami	1937 Dec 01	Nagano Osami			0.83yr	57.09yr	Admiral
1937 12 01 Yoshida Zengo	1939 Aug 30	Yoshida Zengo			1.74yr	52.79yr	Vice Admiral
1939 08 30 Yamamoto Isoroku	1943 Apr 18	Yamamoto Isoroku			3.63yr	55.4yr	Admiral \| Vice Admiral
1943 05 03 Koga Mineichi KIA	1944 Mar 31	Koga Mineichi			0.91yr	57.6yr	Admiral
1944 03 31 Toyoda Soemu	1945 May 29	Toyoda Soemu			1.16yr		Admiral
1945 05 29 Ozawa Jisaburo	1945 Oct 10	Ozawa Jisaburo			0.37yr	58.65yr	Vice 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) 1: Details
1905 05 27 0000 Surface Action Battle Of Tsushima Strait	N			IJN 1st Fleet	IJN 1st Fleet
				HIJMS Mikasa
				HIJMS Shikishima
				HIJMS Fuji
				HIJMS Asahi
				IJN 2nd Fleet	IJN 2nd Fleet
				IJN 3rd Fleet	IJN 3rd Fleet
1942 06 03 0100 Battle Of Midway Island, Hawaiian Islands	N	Yamamoto Isoroku	Admiral	IJN 1st Air Fleet	IJN 1st Air Fleet
				IJN 1st Carrier Division
				IJN 2nd Carrier Division
				IJN Carrier Fleet Support Force
				IJN 10th Destroyer Flotilla
1942 Aug 10 Japanese Transport KA Operation Solomon Islands	N	Yamamoto Isoroku	Admiral	IJN 2nd Fleet	IJN 2nd Fleet				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.
				IJN 4th Cruiser Division
				IJN 5th Cruiser Division
				IJN 4th Destroyer Flotilla
				HIJMS Mutsu
				IJN 3rd Fleet	IJN 3rd Fleet
				IJN 1st Carrier Division
				IJN 10th Destroyer Division
				IJN 11th Battleship Division
				IJN 8th Cruiser Division
				IJN 8th Fleet	IJN 8th Fleet
				IJN 6th Cruiser Division
				HIJMS Chokai
				IJN 2nd Destroyer Flotilla
				IJN Submarine Group In KA Operation
				JPN 11th Air Fleet	JPN 11th Air Fleet
				IJN 6th Fleet	IJN 6th Fleet
				HIJMS Katori
				HIJMS I 9
				HIJMS I 11
				HIJMS I 15
				HIJMS I 17
				HIJMS I 19
				HIJMS I 26
				HIJMS I 31
				HIJMS I 174
				HIJMS I 175
				HIJMS Yamato	HIJMS Yamato	HIJMS Yamato	Battleship
				HIJMS Taiyo
				HIJMS Akebono
				HIJMS Ushio
				HIJMS Sazanami
1942 08 23 0100 Battle Of Eastern Solomon Islands	N	Yamamoto Isoroku		IJN Support Force Main Body	IJN Support Force Main Body
				HIJMS Yamato
				HIJMS Taiyo
				HIJMS Akebono
				HIJMS Ushio
				IJN 3rd Fleet	IJN 3rd Fleet
				IJN 1st Carrier Division

Assignments
Covered By Assignment	End YMD	Assign To Unit
1894 Jul 18 - Japanese State	1944 Feb 25	Japanese State

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