Combined fleet

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The combined fleet ( Japanese 聯合 艦隊 , Rengō Kantai ) refers to the part of the imperial Japanese naval forces that was deployed outside the coastal waters, similar to the German deep sea fleet .

history

The Combined Fleet was established on July 18, 1894, a week before the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War , and was disbanded a few months after its end (April 1895). In 1903, shortly before the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) under Tōgō Heihachirō as commander in chief , she was successfully deployed there. In 1937 it was placed under the Imperial Headquarters . Yamamoto Isoroku was instrumental in expanding the fleet. On October 10, 1945, shortly after the end of the war, the fleet had to disband due to the surrender conditions .

Commander

Commander in chief

# Rank Surname From To
1 Vice admiral Itō Sukeyuki July 18, 1894 May 11, 1895
2 Vice admiral Arichi Shinanojō May 11, 1895 November 16, 1895
3 Vice admiral Tōgō Heihachirō December 28, 1903 December 20, 1905
4th Vice admiral Ijūin Gorō October 8, 1908 November 20, 1908
5 Vice admiral Yoshimatsu Motaro November 1, 1915 December 13, 1915
6th Vice admiral Yoshimatsu Motaro September 1, 1916 October 14, 1916
7th admiral Yoshimatsu Motaro October 1, 1917 October 22, 1917
8th admiral Yamashita Gentaro September 1, 1918 October 15, 1918
9 admiral Yamashita Gentaro June 1, 1919 October 28, 1918
10 admiral Yamaya Tanin May 1, 1920 August 24, 1920
11 admiral Tochinai Sojirō August 24, 1920 October 31, 1920
12 admiral Tochinai Sojirō May 1, 1921 October 31, 1921
13 Vice admiral Takeshita Isamu December 1, 1922 January 27, 1924
14th admiral Suzuki Kantaro January 27, 1924 December 1, 1924
15th admiral Okada Keisuke December 1, 1924 December 10, 1926
16 Vice admiral Katō Hiroharu December 10, 1926 December 10, 1928
17th admiral Taniguchi Naomi December 10, 1928 November 11, 1929
18th Vice admiral Yamamoto Eisuke November 11, 1929 December 1, 1931
19th Vice admiral Kobayashi Seizo December 1, 1931 November 15, 1933
20th Vice admiral Suetsugu Nobumasa November 15, 1933 November 15, 1934
21st Vice admiral Takahashi Sankichi November 15, 1934 December 1, 1936
22nd Vice admiral Yonai Mitsumasa December 1, 1936 February 2, 1937
23 admiral Nagano Osami February 2, 1937 December 1, 1937
24 Vice admiral Yoshida Zengo December 1, 1937 August 30, 1939
25th admiral Yamamoto Isoroku August 30, 1939 April 18, 1943
26th admiral Koga Mineichi May 21, 1943 March 31, 1944
27 admiral Toyoda OEMu May 3, 1944 May 29, 1945
26th Vice admiral Ozawa Jisaburō May 29, 1945 October 10, 1945

Chiefs of Staff

# Rank Surname From To
1 Sea captain Samejima Kazunori July 19, 1894 December 17, 1894
2 Sea captain Dewa Shigeto December 17, 1894 July 25, 1895
3 Sea captain Kamimura Hikonojō July 25, 1895 November 16, 1895
4th Sea captain Shimamura Hayao December 28, 1903 January 12, 1905
5 Rear admiral Katō Tomosaburō January 12, 1905 December 20, 1905
6th Rear admiral Fujii Koichi December 20, 1905 November 22, 1906
7th Sea captain Yamashita Gentaro November 22, 1906 December 10, 1908
8th Sea captain Takarabe Takeshi December 10, 1908 December 1, 1909
9 Rear admiral Nomaguchi Kaneo December 1, 1909 March 11, 1911
10 Sea captain Akiyama Saneyuki March 11, 1911 May 24, 1912
11 Sea captain Takeshita Isamu December 1, 1912 May 24, 1913
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12 Rear admiral Sato Tetsutaro December 1, 1913 April 17, 1914
13 Sea captain Yamaji Kazuyoshi April 17, 1914 December 1, 1914
14th Rear admiral Yamanaka Shibakichi December 1, 1914 December 13, 1915
15th Rear admiral Horiuchi Saburō December 13, 1915 December 1, 1917
16 Rear admiral Saitō Hanroku December 1, 1917 December 1, 1918
17th Rear admiral Funakoshi Kajishirō December 1, 1918 December 1, 1919
18th Rear admiral Yoshioka Hansaku December 1, 1919 December 1, 1921
19th Rear admiral Shirane Kumazo December 1, 1921 December 1, 1923
20th Rear admiral Kabayama Kanari December 1, 1923 November 10, 1924
21st Sea captain Hara Kanjirō November 10, 1924 December 1, 1925
22nd Rear admiral Ōminato Naotaro December 1, 1925 November 1, 1926
23 Rear admiral Takahashi Sankichi November 1, 1926 December 1, 1927
24 Rear admiral Hamano Eijirō December 1, 1927 December 10, 1928
25th Rear admiral Terajima Ken December 10, 1928 October 30, 1929
26th Rear admiral Shiozawa Kōichi October 30, 1929 December 1, 1930
27 Rear admiral Shimada Shigetaro December 1, 1930 December 1, 1931
28 Rear admiral Yoshida Zengo December 1, 1931 September 15, 1933
29 Rear admiral Toyoda OEMu September 15, 1933 March 15, 1935
30th Rear admiral Kondō Nobutake March 15, 1935 November 15, 1935
31 Rear admiral Nomura Naokuni November 15, 1935 November 16, 1936
32 Rear admiral Iwashita Yasutaro November 16, 1936 February 18, 1937
33 Rear admiral Ozawa Jisaburō February 18, 1937 November 15, 1937
34 Rear admiral Takahashi Ibō November 15, 1937 November 5, 1939
35 Sea captain Fukudome Shigeru November 5, 1939 April 10, 1941
36 Rear admiral Itō Seiichi April 10, 1941 August 11, 1941
37 Rear admiral Ugaki Matome August 11, 1941 May 22, 1943
38 Vice admiral Fukudome Shigeru May 22, 1943 April 6, 1944
39 Rear admiral Kusaka Ryūnosuke April 6, 1944 June 24, 1945
40 Rear admiral Yano Shikazō June 24, 1945 September 25, 1945

literature

  • Andrieu D'Albas: Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II . Devin-Adair Pub, 1965, ISBN 0-8159-5302-X .
  • Paul S. Dull: A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945 . Naval Institute Press, 1978, ISBN 0-87021-097-1 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Proof of the history and commanders of the Combined Fleet (accessed on September 29, 2009)

Web links

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Itō is the family name, Sukeyuki the first name.