Combined Fleet

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The Combined Fleet was the main operational fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, responsible for major naval campaigns in the Pacific during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf formation of the Imperial Japanese Navy
naval fleet
operational command
activeDuring Pacific War
allegiance Emperor of Japan
branch Imperial Japanese Navy
conflict World War II
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
disbandedAfter Japan’s defeat in World War II
function planning and execution of large-scale naval operations
strategic coordination of major fleet units
historicalSignificance central Japanese naval command for offensive operations in World War II
nativeName 連合艦隊
notableCommander Chuichi Nagumo
Isoroku Yamamoto
Jisaburō Ozawa
Mineichi Koga
Soemu Toyoda
notableEngagement Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Coral Sea
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea

Battle of the Philippine Sea
Guadalcanal Campaign
Indian Ocean raid
Solomon Islands campaign
operationalArea Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
opponent Dutch Navy in the East Indies
Royal Australian Navy
Royal Navy
United States Navy
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy
responsibleFor major naval campaigns in the Pacific during World War II
role main operational fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
subordinateUnit Eleventh Air Fleet
Fifth Fleet
First Air Fleet
First Fleet
Fourth Fleet
Second Fleet
Sixth Fleet
Third Fleet
Thirteenth Air Fleet
theater Pacific War
timePeriod World War II era
linked to: World War II
transliteration Rengō Kantai

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Imperial Japanese Navy notableUnit Combined Fleet
First Air Fleet partOf Combined Fleet
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces subordinateTo Combined Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
linked to: Combined Fleet
Mikuma affiliation Combined Fleet
subject linked to: heavy cruiser Mikuma
Yamato servedAsFlagshipOf Combined Fleet
Musashi flagshipOf Combined Fleet
Japanese submarine I-168 fleet Combined Fleet
Soemu Toyoda commanded Combined Fleet
Operation Z plannedAt Combined Fleet headquarters
linked to: Combined Fleet
Operation MI involvedUnit Combined Fleet
First Fleet partOf Combined Fleet
Eleventh Air Fleet subordinateTo Combined Fleet
Fourth Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) subordinateTo Combined Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
subject linked to: Fourth Fleet
linked to: Combined Fleet
Fifth Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) partOf Combined Fleet
subject linked to: Fifth Fleet
Sixth Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) subordinateTo Combined Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
subject linked to: Sixth Fleet
linked to: Combined Fleet
2nd Carrier Division operatedBy Combined Fleet
First Carrier Division subordinateTo Combined Fleet
Mineichi Koga militaryUnit Combined Fleet
Itō Sukeyuki notableCommanderOf Combined Fleet
Japanese battleship Shikishima fleet Combined Fleet
Bucentaure fleet Combined Fleet
Southeast Area Fleet subordinateTo Combined Fleet
Japanese 4th Fleet subordinateTo Combined Fleet
Japanese 8th Fleet subordinateTo Combined Fleet
Kongō navalFleet Combined Fleet
Rengō Kantai Sanbōchō appliesTo Combined Fleet
Rengō Kantai Sanbōchō authorityOver Combined Fleet staff
linked to: Combined Fleet
Takao class usedBy Combined Fleet
Matome Ugaki associatedWithUnit Combined Fleet