Navy List of Japanese government and military commanders of World War II

1 navy

1.1 chief of naval general staff
1.2 staff officer of naval general staff
1.3 vice-chief of naval general staff
1.4 naval general staff
1.5 commander-in-chief of combined fleet
1.6 vice-commander of combined fleet
1.7 chief of staff of combined fleet
1.8 commander of first naval fleet
1.9 commander of 2nd naval fleet
1.10 commander of 3rd naval fleet
1.11 first naval air fleet
1.12 senior staff officer of first naval air fleet
1.13 second navy air fleet
1.14 fifth navy air fleet
1.15 11th navy air fleet
1.16 26th air flotilla
1.17 fourth naval fleet
1.18 eighth naval fleet
1.19 third destroyer flotilla
1.20 china navy area fleet
1.21 1st carrier division
1.22 carrier division three
1.23 1st cardiv
1.24 2nd carrier unit
1.25 3rd destroyer flotilla
1.26 2nd destroyer group
1.27 10th destroyer flotilla
1.28 10th destroyer unit
1.29 22nd destroyer division
1.30 6th destroyer flotilla
1.31 2nd destroyer unit
1.32 3rd destroyer flotilla
1.33 4th destroyer division
1.34 4th destroyer flotilla
1.35 5th cruiser division
1.36 18th cruiser division
1.37 8th cruiser division
1.38 6th cruiser division
1.39 4th cruiser division (1st section)
1.40 5th cruiser division
1.41 7th cruiser division
1.42 1st battleship division
1.43 3rd battleship division (1st section)
1.44 3rd submarine sqdn
1.45 5th submarine sqdn
1.46 13th submarine sqdn
1.47 first submarine fleet
1.48 sixth submarine fleet
1.49 1st transport group
1.50 2nd transport group
1.51 3rd transport group
1.52 seaplane tender group
1.53 minesweeper group
1.54 first naval striking force
1.55 officer in japanese vessel raiders force(1941-42)
1.56 sasebo 7th special naval landing force
1.57 chief of staff of maizuru naval base
1.58 first naval district
1.59 kure , yokosuka naval districts
1.60 sasebo naval district
1.61 sasebo naval yard
1.62 yokosuka naval base
1.63 kure naval base
1.64 chinkai naval station (chosen)
1.65 ryojun naval station (kwantung)

navy
chief of naval general staff

nobutake kondō: chief of naval general staff
prince fushimi hiroyasu: chief of naval general staff
abo kiyokazu: chief of naval general staff
shigetarō shimada: chief of naval general staff
osami nagano: chief of naval general staff
tokusaburo ozawa: chief of naval general staff
kantarō suzuki: chief of naval general staff
mineichi koga: chief of naval general staff

staff officer of naval general staff

shigetarō shimada: staff officer of naval general staff
prince kuni asaakira: staff officer of naval general staff

vice-chief of naval general staff

shigetarō shimada: vice-chief, naval general staff
seiichi itō: vice-chief of naval staff
shigeru fukudome: vice-chief of naval staff
mineichi koga: vice-chief of naval general staff

naval general staff

tamon yamaguchi: member, naval general staff
shigetarō shimada: member, naval general staff
kantarō suzuki: member, naval general staff
mitsumasa yonai: member, naval general staff
prince nobuhito: officer attached naval general staff

commander-in-chief of combined fleet

kantarō suzuki: commander-in-chief of combined fleet,
mitsumasa yonai: commander-in-chief, combined fleet and, concurrently, first fleet
shigetarō shimada: chief of staff 1st fleet—chief of staff, combined fleet
isoroku yamamoto: commander-in-chief of combined fleet
mineichi koga: commander-in-chief of combined fleet
soemu toyoda: commander-in-chief of combined fleet
jisaburō ozawa: commander-in-chief of combined fleet

vice-commander of combined fleet

matome ugaki: vice-commander of combined fleet

chief of staff of combined fleet

shigetarō shimada: chief of staff of combined fleet
ryunosuke kusaka: chief of staff of combined fleet
nobutake kondō: chief of staff of combined fleet

commander of first naval fleet

mitsumasa yonai: commander of first naval fleet
chuichi nagumo: commander of first naval fleet
isoroku yamamoto: commander of first naval fleet

commander of 2nd naval fleet

mitsumasa yonai: commander of 2nd naval fleet
nobutake kondō: commander of 2nd naval fleet
mineichi koga: commander of 2nd naval fleet

commander of 3rd naval fleet

mitsumasa yonai: commander of 3rd naval fleet

first naval air fleet

chuichi nagumo: commander of first naval air fleet
kiyohide shima: commander of first naval air fleet
kinpei teraoka: commander of first naval air fleet
takijiro ohnishi: commander of first naval air fleet

senior staff officer of first naval air fleet

tamotsu oishi: senior staff officer of first naval air fleet

second navy air fleet

shigeru fukudome: commander of second navy air fleet

fifth navy air fleet

matome ugaki: commander of fifth navy air fleet

11th navy air fleet

nishizō tsukahara: commander of 11th navy air fleet
jinichi kusaka: commander of 11th navy air fleet

26th air flotilla

masafumi arima: commander of 26th air flotilla

fourth naval fleet

shigeyoshi inouye: commander of fourth navy fleet

eighth naval fleet

gunichi mikawa: commander of eighth naval fleet
sentaro omori: commander of eighth naval fleet

third destroyer flotilla

matsuji ijuin: commander of third destroyer flotilla

china navy area fleet

shigetarō shimada: commander, china area fleet

1st carrier division

chuichi nagumo: commander of 1st cardiv
tamotsu oishi: senior staff officer in 1st carrier division

carrier division three

sueo obayashi: commander of cardiv three
tamon yamaguchi: commander of 3rd cardiv

1st cardiv

chuichi hara: commander of 1st cardiv
tamon yamaguchi: commander of 1st cardiv

2nd carrier unit

kakuji kakuta: commander of 2nd carrier unit

3rd destroyer flotilla

shintaro hashimoto: commander of 3rd destroyer flotilla
matsuji ijuin: commander of 3rd destroyer flotilla

2nd destroyer group

tameichi hara: commander of 2nd destroyer group

10th destroyer flotilla

susumu kimura: commander of 10th destroyer flotilla

10th destroyer unit

susumu kimura: commander of 10th destroyer unit

22nd destroyer division

rear admiral shima: commander of 22nd destroyer division

6th destroyer flotilla

sadamichi kajioka: commander of 6th destroyer flotilla

2nd destroyer unit

raizo tanaka: commander of 2nd destroyer unit tokyo express

3rd destroyer flotilla

shintaro hashimoto: commander of 3rd destroyer flotilla

4th destroyer division

kosaku aruga: commander of 4th destroyer division

4th destroyer flotilla

tamotsu takama: commander of 4th destroyer flotilla

5th cruiser division

takeo takagi: commander of 5th cruiser division
aritomo goto: commander of 5th cruiser division

18th cruiser division

rear admiral marushige: commander of 18th cruiser division

8th cruiser division

hiroaki abe: commander of 8th cruiser division
tadaichi hara: commander of 8th cruiser division

6th cruiser division

aritomo goto: commander of 6th cruiser division

4th cruiser division (1st section)

nobutake kondō: commander of 4th cruiser division

5th cruiser division

takeo takagi: commander of 5th cruiser division
sentaro omori: commander of 5th cruiser division

7th cruiser division

takeo kurita: commander of 7th cruiser division
shoji nishimura: commander of 7th cruiser division

1st battleship division

isoroku yamamoto: commander of 1st battleship division

3rd battleship division (1st section)

gunichi mikawa: commander of 3rd battleship division

3rd submarine sqdn

teruhisa komatsu: commander of 3rd submarine sqdn

5th submarine sqdn

daigo tadashige: commander of 5th submarine sqdn

13th submarine sqdn

takeharu miyazaki: commander of 13th submarine sqdn

first submarine fleet

tatsunosuke ariizumi: commander of first submarine fleet

sixth submarine fleet

daigo tadashige: commander of sixth submarine fleet

1st transport group

kunizo kanaoka: commander of 1st transport group

2nd transport group

shigoroku nakayama: commander of 2nd transport group

3rd transport group

raizo tanaka: commander of 3rd transport group

seaplane tender group

riutaro fujita: commander of seaplane tender group

minesweeper group

sadatomo miyamoto: commander of minesweeper group

first naval striking force

takeo kurita: commander of first naval striking force (battle of leyte gulf, philippines campaign)

officer in japanese vessel raiders force(1941-42)

tamotsu oishi: assigned lead of aikoku maru, unit in japanese vessel raiders force during navy raiding campaign in indian seas area.
see list of japanese auxiliary cruiser commerce raiders

sasebo 7th special naval landing force

takeo sugai: commander of sasebo 7th special naval landing force

chief of staff of maizuru naval base

sokichi takagi: chief of staff of maizuru naval base
kiyohide shima: chief of staff of maizuru naval district

first naval district

michitaro totsuka: commander of first naval district

kure , yokosuka naval districts

shigetarō shimada: commandant, yokosuka , kure naval districts
mitsumasa yonai: commanded yokosuka naval district

sasebo naval district

mitsumasa yonai: commanded sasebo naval district

sasebo naval yard

nobuzo tohmatsu: commanded sasebo naval yard

yokosuka naval base

soemu toyoda: commander of yokosuka naval base

kure naval base

ibō takahashi: commander of kure naval base

chinkai naval station (chosen)

mitsumasa yonai: vice-admiral, commanded chinkai naval station (chosen)

ryojun naval station (kwantung)

h.ukita: vice-admiral, commanded ryojun naval station (kwantung)




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