Cruiser Division 4

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Cruiser Division 4 was a formation of the Imperial Japanese Navy composed of heavy cruisers that operated together in major World War II naval engagements.

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Cruiser Division 4 canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy formation ⓘ
cruiser division ⓘ
belligerent Axis powers ⓘ
commandStructure under a rear admiral or vice admiral ⓘ
componentShip Japanese cruiser Ashigara ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Atago ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Chōkai ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Haguro ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Maya ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Myōkō ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Nachi ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Takao ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan
disestablishedIn 1945 ⓘ
engagementType carrier task force escort ⓘ
surface warfare ⓘ
garrison various Japanese naval bases in the home islands ⓘ
languageOfCommand Japanese ⓘ
navalDoctrine kantai kessen doctrine ⓘ
notableEngagement Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ
Battle of Midway ⓘ
Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ
Battle off Samar ⓘ
Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
notableShipClass Myōkō-class cruiser ⓘ
linked to: Myoko-class cruiser

Takao-class cruiser ⓘ
operatedAs tactical naval formation ⓘ
operatedIn Indian Ocean ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
opposedBy Royal Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
partOf Combined Fleet ⓘ
First Fleet ⓘ
Second Fleet ⓘ
role screening force for aircraft carriers ⓘ
surface strike force ⓘ
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
shipType heavy cruiser ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
timePeriod 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
usedIn Pacific War ⓘ

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heavy cruiser Chōkai → fleetAssignment → Cruiser Division 4 ⓘ