Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Fleet

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The Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Fleet was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy command role responsible for directing one of Japan’s major naval fleets during the Second World War.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy position
military rank
naval command position
appliesToJurisdiction Imperial Japanese Navy Fourth Fleet
commandedUnit Fourth Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
commandStructure fleet-level command
conflict Pacific War
Second World War
country Empire of Japan
duty administrative control of fleet units
coordination of naval operations in assigned area
logistical supervision of fleet
operational command of the Fourth Fleet
strategic planning for fleet operations
training oversight for fleet forces
governingBody Imperial Japanese Navy Ministry of the Navy
hasAuthorityOver naval air units assigned to the Fourth Fleet
subordinate task forces of the Fourth Fleet
surface combatants of the Fourth Fleet
hasRole fleet commander
hasSupervisionOver fleet staff of the Fourth Fleet
operational planning staff of the Fourth Fleet
hierarchicalLevel senior command
historicalSignificance example of Japanese naval high command structure in World War II
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
location Pacific Ocean
militaryBranch navy
organizationalRole component commander within the Imperial Japanese Navy
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy
rankRequired admiral
vice admiral
responsibleFor combat readiness of the Fourth Fleet
defense of Japanese-held territories in the fleet’s area
deployment of fleet assets
implementation of Imperial Japanese naval strategy in assigned theater
selectionCriteria senior flag officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy
subordinateTo Combined Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
timePeriod 20th century
World War II era
typeOfJurisdiction administrative command
operational command
usedBy Imperial Japanese Navy
usedDuring Pacific theater of World War II
Second World War

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Shigeyoshi Inoue ("Commander in Chief of the Fourth Fleet")
position
Chuichi Nagumo
positionHeld

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