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World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 25.04.2005 |
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Imperial Japanese Navy
In cooperation with Jeff Donahoo Commanders of Air Fleets |
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The format is Japanese style: rank; last name, first name;
(Eta Jima class, if known); day.month.year of command and assignment.
Commanders marked with * are known to have died. |
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1st Air Fleet
base: Kure, Japan activated: 04.41 • V.Adm Nagumo Chuichi (36) 07.11.41 – 07.42 renamed 3rd Fleet on 7.42 reactivated as Mobile Fleet 07.43 – 06.45 • *V.Adm Kakuta Kakuji (39) 07.43 – 08.44 • V.Adm Teroaka Kinpei (40) 08.44 – 10.44 • V.Adm Onishi Takijiro (40) 10.44 – 05.45 • V.Adm Shima Kiyohide (39) 05.45 – 06.45 |
| 2nd Air Fleet
activated 06.44 • V.Adm Fukudome Shigeru (40) 06.44 – 01.45 deactivated 01.45 |
| 3rd Air Fleet
activated 07.44 • V.Adm Kira Shunichi (40) 07.44 – 11.44 • V.Adm Teroaka Kinpei (40) 11.44 – 08.45 • V.Adm Yamada Sasyoshi (42) 08.45 – 09.45 |
| 5th Air Fleet
activated 2.45 • *V.Adm Ugaki Matome (40) 02.45 – 08.45 • V.Adm Kusaka Ryunosuke (41) 08.45 – 09.45 |
| 10th Air Fleet
activated 03.45 • V.Adm Maeda Minoru (41) 03.45 – 09.45 |
| 11th Air Fleet
deactivated 12.42 • V.Adm Tsukahara Nishizo (36) 12.41 – 10.42 • V.Adm Kuska Jinichi (37) 10.42 – renamed Southeast Area Fleet 12.42 – |
| 12th Air Fleet
activated 05.43 under North East Area Fleet (Ominato GD) • V.Adm Totsuka Michitaro (38) 05.43 – 09.44 • V.Adm Goto Eiji (37) 09.44 – 03.45 • V.Adm Ugaki Kanji (39) 03.45 – 09.45 |
| 13th Air Fleet
activated 09.43 under South West Area Fleet • V.Adm Takasu Shiro (35) 09.43 – 06.44 • V.Adm Mikawa Gunichi (38) 06.44 – 11.44 • V.Adm Okawauchi Denschichi (37) 11.44 – 01.45 • V.Adm Tayui Minoru (39) 01.45 • V.Adm Fukudome Shigeru (40) 01.45 – |
| 14th Air Fleet
activated 03.44 under Central Pacific Fleet 03.44 – 07.44 • *V.Adm Nagumo Chuichi (36) 03.44 – 07.44 deactivated 07.44 |
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