Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff

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The Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff was the highest command authority overseeing strategy, operations, and planning for Japan’s naval forces before and during World War II.


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instanceOf military staff
naval command authority
alsoKnownAs Navy General Staff
appliesToJurisdiction Imperial Japanese Navy
Japanese maritime forces
authorityOver fleet deployments
naval operations
war plans
capitalOfOperatingCountry Tokyo
conflict Pacific War
Russo-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War I
World War II
continent Asia
country Empire of Japan
dissolved 1945
dissolvedAfter Japan’s defeat in World War II
distinctFrom Imperial Japanese Navy Ministry
era Meiji period
Showa period
Taisho period
fieldOfWork military intelligence
naval operations planning
naval strategy
war planning
hasPart intelligence section
logistics section
operations section
planning section
headquartersLocation Tokyo
inception 1893
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
location Tokyo
nativeLabel 軍令部
notableCommander Osami Nagano
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu
Shigeru Fukudome NERFINISHED
Soemu Toyoda
operatedBy Imperial Japanese Navy
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy
positionHeld Chief of the Navy General Staff
replacedBy Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force command structure
significantEvent planning of the Battle of Midway
planning of the Battle of the Coral Sea
planning of the Indian Ocean raid
planning of the Malayan Campaign naval operations
planning of the attack on Pearl Harbor
subordinateTo Emperor of Japan
Japanese government


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