Commander of First Air Fleet

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Commander of First Air Fleet was the senior Imperial Japanese Navy post responsible for leading Japan’s main carrier striking force during key early World War II operations, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy position
military command role
alsoKnownAs Commander of Kido Butai
appliesToJurisdiction Imperial Japanese Navy
conflict Pacific War
World War II
country Empire of Japan
firstHolder Chūichi Nagumo
hasCommandOver First Air Fleet
Kido Butai
languageOfName Japanese
militaryBranchType naval aviation command
notableCommander Chūichi Nagumo
notableFor leading early World War II carrier operations in the Pacific
leading the carrier force in the attack on Pearl Harbor
notableOperation Indian Ocean raid
attack on Pearl Harbor
early Pacific campaigns of 1941–1942
operationalRole offensive carrier strike operations
planning and executing large-scale naval air attacks
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy
rankHeldByOfficeholder admiral
vice admiral
responsibleFor Japan’s main carrier striking force
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
navy
subordinateUnit aircraft carriers
carrier air groups
escort warships
timePeriod early phase of World War II in the Pacific

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chuichi Nagumo
Chuichi Nagumo ("Commander-in-Chief of the Third Fleet")
Jisaburō Ozawa ("Commander of the Mobile Fleet")
positionHeld

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