First Carrier Division
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The First Carrier Division was a key Imperial Japanese Navy formation of aircraft carriers that played a central role in early Pacific War operations, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy formation
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aircraft carrier division → |
| allegiance |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| branch |
Naval aviation
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| commandStructure |
task force level formation
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| componentShip |
Akagi
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Amagi → Hiyo → Kaga → Katsuragi → Shokaku → Taiho → Unryu → Zuikaku → |
| conflict |
Pacific War
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Second World War → |
| country |
Empire of Japan
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| disbandedIn |
1945
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| doctrineRole |
offensive carrier strike operations
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| era |
World War II era
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| formedIn |
1930s
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| garrison |
various Japanese home ports
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| notableAircraftType |
Aichi D3A
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Mitsubishi A6M Zero → Nakajima B5N → Nakajima B6N → Yokosuka D4Y → |
| notableCommander |
Chuichi Nagumo
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Jisaburo Ozawa → |
| notableEvent |
participated in early-war carrier raids across the Pacific
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suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Midway → |
| notableFeature |
core element of Japan’s carrier strike force Kido Butai
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| notableOperation |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED → Battle of Midway → Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED → Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED → Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED → Indian Ocean raid → |
| operatedInTheater |
Indian Ocean
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Pacific Ocean → |
| partOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| primaryMission |
fleet air attack against enemy naval and land targets
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| role |
main striking force of Kido Butai
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| status |
disbanded
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| subordinateTo |
Combined Fleet
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Chuichi Nagumo
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commandedUnit |
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First Air Fleet
("1st Carrier Division")
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formedFrom |