World War II Armed Forces – Orders of Battle and Organizations

Last Updated 03.11.2006

Imperial Japanese Navy In cooperation with Jeff Donahoo Commanders and Assignments of Escort Forces

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.

1st Surface Escort Fleet    also known as 1st Maritime Escort Fleet    activated 10.04.42    under SWAF 04.42 – 11.43    under General Escort Command 11.43 –       • R.Adm Inoue Yasuo (38) 04.42 – 01.43       • R.Adm Nakajima Torahiko (39) 01.43 – 11.44       • R.Adm Kishi Fukuji (40) 11.44 – 12.44       • R.Adm Matsuyama Mitsuharu 2nd Surface Escort Division/Fourth Fleet    also known as 2nd Maritime Escort Fleet    activated 10.04.42       • V.Adm Moizumi Shinichi (37) 04.42 – 06.42       • V.Adm Takeda Moriji 06.42 – 07.43       • V.Adm Wakabayashi Seisaku (39) 07.43 – 02.44       • R.Adm Arima Kaoru 02.44 – 03.44       • *R.Adm Tsujimura Takahisa (42) 03.44 – 07.44       • *R.Adm Takahashi Ichimatsu (40) 07.44 – 08.44

General Escort Command (also known as Maritime Escort Fleet) activated 11.43 1st Escort Fleet    activated 12.44       • V.Adm Kishi Fukuji (40) 12.44 – 07.45       • V.Adm Tayui Minoru (39) 07.45 – 09.45       101st Escort Squadron          activated 11.44          deactivated 25.03.45          • *R.Adm Shibuya Shiro (44) 11.44 – 01.45       102nd Escort Squadron          Activated 01.45             • R.Adm Hamada Kiyoshi (42) 01.45 – 07.45       103st Escort Squadron          Activated 01.45             • R.Adm Hisamune Yonejiro (41) 01.45 – 09.45       104th Escort Squadron          Activated 04.45             • R.Adm Watanabe Seishichi (42) 04.45 – 09.45       105th Escort Squadron          Activated 05.45             • R.Adm Matsuyama Mitsuharu (40) 05.45 – 09.45 Maritime Escort Fleet    activated 11.43       • V.Adm Oikawa Koshiro (31) 11.43 – 09.44       • V.Adm Nomura Naokuni (35) 09.44 – 05.45       • V.Adm Ozawa Jisaburo (37) 05.45 – 09.45       3rd Maritime Escort Unit             • R.Adm Nakamura Motoji (39) 05.44 – 04.45       4th Maritime Escort Unit             • R.Adm Nippa Teizo (39) 04.44 – 01.45             • R.Adm Komazawa Katsumi (42) 02.45 – 05.45       5th Maritime Escort Unit             • R.Adm Sato Tsutomu       8th Maritime Escort Unit             • R.Adm Yoshitomi Settauzo       1st Convoy HQ             • *R.Adm Ijuin Matsuji (43) 04.44 – 05.44       2nd Convoy HQ             • R.Adm Kiyota Takahiko (42) 04.44 – 07.44       3rd Convoy HQ             • R.Adm Tsuruoka Nobukichi (43) 04.44 – 06.44             • *R.Adm Monzen Tei (42) 06.44       4th Convoy HQ             • R.Adm Nakamura Motoji (39) 04.44 – 05.44             • *R.Adm Ota Minoru 01.45 – 06.45       5th Convoy HQ             • R.Adm Sato Namizo (39) 04.44             • R.Adm Yoshitomi Setauzo (39) 04.44 – 12.44             • R.Adm Hisamune Yonejiro (41) 12.44 – 01.45       6th Convoy HQ             • *R.Adm Kajioka Sadmichi (39) 04.44 – 09.44       7th Convoy HQ             • R.Adm Matsuyama Mitsuharu (40) 08.44 – 12.44             • R.Adm Komazawa Katsumi (42) 12.44 – 02.45       8th Convoy HQ             • R.Adm Sato Tsutomu (40) 04.44 – 01.45