2nd Carrier Division

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Imperial Japanese Navy carrier division

The 2nd Carrier Division was a key Imperial Japanese Navy carrier formation in World War II, notably involved in major Pacific campaigns such as the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Navy carrier division →
alliance	Axis Powers →
branch	Imperial Japanese Navy →
composition	aircraft carriers and their air groups →
conflict	World War II →
country	Empire of Japan →
disbanded	during late stages of World War II →
engagementOutcomeAtBattle of Midway	both Soryu and Hiryu sunk →
flagshipType	aircraft carrier →
militaryBranchRole	projecting air power at sea →
notableCommander	Rear Admiral Kakuji Kakuta → Rear Admiral Sueo Obayashi → Rear Admiral Takatsugu Jojima → Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi →
notableEngagement	Attack on Pearl Harbor → Battle of Midway → Battle of the Eastern Solomons → Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands → Indian Ocean Raid →
notableLoss	loss of experienced aircrews at Midway →
operatedBy	Combined Fleet →
operationalDoctrine	offensive carrier strike operations →
participatedIn	Aleutian Islands campaign support → Midway operation → Pearl Harbor attack force →
partOf	Imperial Japanese Navy →
primaryAsset	fleet carrier Hiryu → fleet carrier Hiyo → fleet carrier Junyo → fleet carrier Soryu →
regionOfOperations	Central Pacific → Indian Ocean → North Pacific →
role	carrier strike formation → naval aviation task group →
serviceBranch	naval aviation →
strategicSignificance	core component of early-war Japanese carrier striking power →
subordinateTo	First Air Fleet → Mobile Fleet →
tacticalRoleAtIndianOceanRaid	attacked British naval and air bases in the Indian Ocean →
tacticalRoleAtPearlHarbor	launched carrier air strikes against U.S. Pacific Fleet →
theater	Pacific War →
timePeriod	1941–1944 →
usedAircraftType	Aichi D3A dive bombers → Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters → Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
First Air Fleet →	formedFrom