5th Carrier Division

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Imperial Japanese Navy carrier division military unit

The 5th Carrier Division was an Imperial Japanese Navy carrier formation in World War II, best known for its role in early Pacific War operations including the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Aliases (1)

IJN 5th Carrier Division ×1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Navy carrier division → military unit →
allegiance	Axis Powers →
alsoKnownAs	Dai-go Kōkū Sentai → IJN 5th Carrier Division →
branch	Imperial Japanese Navy →
commandStructure	under Combined Fleet →
composedOf	aircraft carrier Shōkaku → aircraft carrier Zuikaku →
conflict	World War II →
country	Empire of Japan →
dateFormed	1941 →
disbandedAfter	heavy losses in 1942 →
engagedAgainst	Royal Australian Navy → Royal Navy → United States Navy →
fateOfComponentShip	Shōkaku was sunk in 1944 at the Battle of the Philippine Sea → Zuikaku was sunk in 1944 at the Battle of Leyte Gulf →
garrison	various forward bases in the Pacific →
notableCommander	Rear Admiral Chūichi Hara → Rear Admiral Takaji Jōjima →
notableFor	participation in early-war Japanese carrier offensives →
notableShip	Shōkaku → Zuikaku →
operationParticipatedIn	Attack on Pearl Harbor → Battle of the Coral Sea → Battle of the Eastern Solomons → Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands → Indian Ocean Raid → Invasion of Lae–Salamaua → Invasion of Rabaul →
partOf	First Air Fleet →
primaryAircraftType	Aichi D3A → Mitsubishi A6M Zero → Nakajima B5N →
roleInPearlHarborAttack	provided carrier-based air strike groups →
status	disbanded →
strategicSignificance	contributed to early Japanese naval air superiority in the Pacific →
tacticalRole	carrier strike operations →
theater	Pacific War →
typeOfShipInDivision	fleet aircraft carrier →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
5th Carrier Division ("IJN 5th Carrier Division") →	alsoKnownAs
First Air Fleet →	formedFrom