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activeInConflict
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Pacific War
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activeInConflict
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Russo-Japanese War
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activeInConflict
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Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
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activeInConflict
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World War II
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allegiance
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Government of Japan
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surface form:
Imperial Japanese government
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country
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Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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disbandedAfter
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Japan’s surrender in 1945
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engagedInBattle
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
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engagedInBattle
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Battle of Midway
ⓘ
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engagedInBattle
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Battle of Tsushima
ⓘ
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engagedInBattle
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Battle of Coral Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
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engagedInBattle
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Battle of the Eastern Solomons
ⓘ
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engagedInBattle
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Battle of the Java Sea
ⓘ
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engagedInBattle
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Battle of the Philippine Sea
ⓘ
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engagedInBattle
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Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
ⓘ
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engagedInBattle
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Battle of the Sibuyan Sea
ⓘ
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engagedInBattle
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Battle of the Yellow Sea
ⓘ
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engagedInBattle
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Battle off Samar
ⓘ
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engagedInBattle
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Battle of Guadalcanal
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
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era
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World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
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era
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early 20th century
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function
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offensive surface operations
ⓘ
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function
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support of carrier task forces
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instanceOf
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naval fleet
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instanceOf
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operational fleet
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militaryBranch
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navy
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nativeName
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Second Fleet
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
第二艦隊
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notableCommander
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Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō
ⓘ
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notableCommander
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Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita
ⓘ
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notableCommander
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Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi
ⓘ
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notableOperation
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operations in the Solomon Islands campaign
ⓘ
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notableOperation
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support of Japanese offensives in Southeast Asia
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notableShipAssigned
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Japanese battleship Nagato
ⓘ
surface form:
battleship Nagato
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notableShipAssigned
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Yamato-class battleship
ⓘ
surface form:
battleship Yamato
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notableShipAssigned
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Japanese heavy cruiser Atago
ⓘ
surface form:
heavy cruiser Atago
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notableShipAssigned
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heavy cruiser Chōkai
ⓘ
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notableShipAssigned
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heavy cruiser Maya
ⓘ
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notableShipAssigned
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Japanese heavy cruiser Takao
ⓘ
surface form:
heavy cruiser Takao
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operationalArea
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Indian Ocean
ⓘ
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operationalArea
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South China Sea
ⓘ
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operationalArea
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western Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Pacific Ocean
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partOf
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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role
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main striking force
ⓘ
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role
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principal operational fleet
ⓘ
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status
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disbanded
ⓘ
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typicalComposition
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battleships
ⓘ
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typicalComposition
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destroyers
ⓘ
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typicalComposition
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heavy cruisers
ⓘ
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typicalComposition
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light cruisers
ⓘ
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