IJN 1st Carrier Division

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Related Types	Activities Involve \| Postings Post \| Assignments Cover
Formation	IJN 1st Carrier Division

Operated By Country	Japan
Unit Type	Formation
Include Ship Type	Aircraft Carrier
Formation Kind	Division
Posting Year	0yr
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Posting Year	0yr
Posting Duration Year	0yr
Postings	2

	Alias
	CarDiv1

Units
	Operated By Country
	Japan

Assignments
1) Assigned To By Assignment	2) 1: End YMD	3) 1: Cover Unit	4) 3: Primary Image	5) 1: Summary
1941-Apr-10 HIJMS Akagi	1942 Jun 05	HIJMS Akagi
1941-Apr-10 HIJMS Kaga	1942 Jun 04	HIJMS Kaga		Or much earlier
1941_Nov_01 IJN 7th Destroyer Division		IJN 7th Destroyer Division
1942-Jul-14 HIJMS Shokaku	1944 Jun 19	HIJMS Shokaku
1942-Jul-14 HIJMS Zuikaku		HIJMS Zuikaku
1942_Aug_08 HIJMS Ryujo	1942 Aug 24	HIJMS Ryujo
1942_Jul_14 HIJMS Zuiho	1942 Aug 12	HIJMS Zuiho
1943_Oct_17 HIJMS Zuiho	1944 Jan 29	HIJMS Zuiho
1944-Aug-06 HIJMS Unryu	1944 Dec 19	HIJMS Unryu
1944-Aug-10 HIJMS Amagi	1945 Apr 20	HIJMS Amagi
1944_Mar_07 HIJMS Taiho	1944 Jun 19	HIJMS Taiho
1944_Nov_15 HIJMS Ryuho	1945 Apr 20	HIJMS Ryuho
1945-Feb-10 HIJMS Yamato	1945 Apr 07	HIJMS Yamato

Postings
Posted To By Posting	End	Post Person	Duration Year	Rank	Details
1944 12 09 Komura Keizo	1944 Dec 10	Komura Keizo	0yr	Rear Admiral	Or much earlier
1944 12 10 Obayashi Sueo		Obayashi Sueo		Rear Admiral

Activities
1) Involved In Activity	2) 1: as	3) 2: Command Unit Involvement	4) 2: Commanded By	5) 4:Rank	6) 1: Depicted In Image	7) 1: Details
1941 Dec 07 Japanese Attack Pearl Harbour	N	HIJMS Kaga
1942 06 03 0100 Battle Of Midway Island, Hawaiian Islands	N	HIJMS Akagi \| HIJMS Kaga	Nagumo Chuichi	Vice Admiral
1942 Aug 10 Japanese Transport KA Operation Solomon Islands	N	HIJMS Zuikaku \| HIJMS Shokaku				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	HIJMS Zuikaku \| HIJMS Shokaku \| IJN 10th Destroyer Division \| HIJMS Kazekumo \| HIJMS Yugumo \| HIJMS Akigumo \| HIJMS Makikumo \| HIJMS Hatsukaze \| HIJMS Akizuki

Assignments
1) Covered By Assignment	2) 1: End YMD	3) 1: Assign To Unit	4) 3: Covered By Assignment	5) 4: Assign To Unit	6) 1: Summary
1941_Apr_10 - IJN 1st Air Fleet	1942 Jul 14	IJN 1st Air Fleet	1941 Nov 01 - IJN Combined Fleet	IJN Combined Fleet	Or much earlier
1941_Apr_10 - IJN 1st Air Fleet	1942 Jul 14	IJN 1st Air Fleet	1941-Jul-01 - Kure		Or much earlier
1942_Jul_14 - IJN 3rd Fleet		IJN 3rd Fleet	1941 Aug 15 - IJN Combined Fleet	IJN Combined Fleet
1942_Jul_14 - IJN 3rd Fleet		IJN 3rd Fleet	1941-Jul-01 - Taiwan China

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