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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Predicate Object
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
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War

World War I
World War II
continent Asia
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
dissolved 1945
dissolvedAfter Japan’s defeat in World War II
distinctFrom Navy Ministry of Japan
surface form: Imperial Japanese Navy Ministry
era Meiji era
surface form: Meiji period

Showa era
surface form: Showa period

Taisho era
surface form: 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 Imperial General Headquarters
surface form: 軍令部
notableCommander Osami Nagano
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu
Shigeru Fukudome
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
Government of Japan
surface form: Japanese government

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First Air Fleet parentOrganization Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy associatedWith Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese General Staff
Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy associatedWith Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Naval War College (Japan) affiliation Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Imperial Japanese Army General Staff distinctFrom Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Osami Nagano memberOf Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Soemu Toyoda memberOf Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Supreme War Council of Japan influencedBy Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Eleventh Air Fleet formedBy Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Imperial General Headquarters hasPart Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Jisaburō Ozawa partOf Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department subordinateTo Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Fleet subordinateTo Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito associatedWith Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Mineichi Koga partOf Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese Navy leadership
First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy formedBy Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Rikusentai organizationalControl Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Eight-Eight Fleet Plan supportedBy Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff hasPart Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Kaigun-shō seeAlso Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff Office
Sanji Iwabuchi partOf Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
this entity surface form: Imperial Japanese Navy general staff (officer corps)
Navy Section relatedTo Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Vice Chief of the Naval General Staff partOf Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
this entity surface form: Naval General Staff
Vice Chief of the Naval General Staff subordinateTo Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
this entity surface form: Naval General Staff
Vice Chief of the Naval General Staff reportsTo Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
this entity surface form: Naval General Staff
Imperial Japanese Navy shipbuilding program coordinatedBy Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
this entity surface form: Naval General Staff of Japan
Gensui (元帥) usedByBranch Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
subject surface form: Gensui
Kabayama Sukenori associatedWith Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Operation AI planningAuthority Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1 plannedBy Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
Japanese 3rd Special Base Force controlledBy Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff