2nd Carrier Division

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The 2nd Carrier Division was a key Imperial Japanese Navy carrier formation in World War II, notably involved in major Pacific campaigns such as the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.

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instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy carrier division
alliance Axis Powers
linked to: Axis powers
branch Imperial Japanese Navy
composition aircraft carriers and their air groups
conflict World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
disbanded during late stages of World War II
engagementOutcomeAtBattle of Midway both Soryu and Hiryu sunk
flagshipType aircraft carrier
militaryBranchRole projecting air power at sea
notableCommander Rear Admiral Kakuji Kakuta
Rear Admiral Sueo Obayashi
Rear Admiral Takatsugu Jojima
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
notableEngagement Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Indian Ocean Raid
linked to: Indian Ocean raid
notableLoss loss of experienced aircrews at Midway
operatedBy Combined Fleet
operationalDoctrine offensive carrier strike operations
participatedIn Aleutian Islands campaign support
Midway operation
Pearl Harbor attack force
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy
primaryAsset fleet carrier Hiryu
fleet carrier Hiyo
fleet carrier Junyo
fleet carrier Soryu
regionOfOperations Central Pacific
Indian Ocean
North Pacific
linked to: North Pacific Area
role carrier strike formation
naval aviation task group
serviceBranch naval aviation
strategicSignificance core component of early-war Japanese carrier striking power
subordinateTo First Air Fleet
Mobile Fleet
tacticalRoleAtIndianOceanRaid attacked British naval and air bases in the Indian Ocean
tacticalRoleAtPearlHarbor launched carrier air strikes against U.S. Pacific Fleet
theater Pacific War
timePeriod 1941–1944
usedAircraftType Aichi D3A dive bombers
Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters
Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers

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First Air Fleet formedFrom 2nd Carrier Division
Tamon Yamaguchi command Second Carrier Division
linked to: 2nd Carrier Division
CV-2 flagshipOf Second Carrier Division
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