Kido Butai
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Kido Butai was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s elite carrier strike force during World War II, responsible for major early-war operations including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Aliases (2)
- Dai-go Kōkū Sentai ×1
- Kido Butai (First Air Fleet carrier strike force) ×1
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy carrier strike force
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naval aviation task force → |
| activeDuring |
World War II
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| commander |
Chuichi Nagumo
→
Isoroku Yamamoto → Jisaburo Ozawa → |
| commandStructure |
First Air Fleet
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| composedOf |
Akagi
→
Hiryu → Kaga → Shokaku → Soryu → Zuikaku → |
| country |
Empire of Japan
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| dateOfSignificantAction |
1941-12-07
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| declineCause |
loss of carriers and aircrews at Midway
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| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Midway
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Battle of the Coral Sea → Battle of the Eastern Solomons → Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands → Indian Ocean Raid → attack on Pearl Harbor → |
| engagedInConflict |
Pacific War
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Second Sino-Japanese War → |
| formedFrom |
fleet aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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| historicalImpact |
temporarily shifted naval balance in the Pacific toward Japan
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| languageOfName |
Japanese
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| locationOfSignificantAction |
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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| meaningOfName |
carrier striking task force
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mobile force → |
| militaryBranch |
naval aviation
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| notableFor |
attack on Pearl Harbor
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early Pacific War carrier operations → |
| objectiveAtPearlHarbor |
cripple the United States Pacific Fleet
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| partOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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| role |
offensive carrier strike force
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| statusByLateWar |
effectively destroyed as an elite carrier force
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| strategicDoctrine |
concentrated carrier task force operations
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| tacticalStrength |
mass employment of carrier air power
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| usedAircraftType |
Aichi D3A
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Mitsubishi A6M Zero → Nakajima B5N → |
| usedWarfareType |
carrier-based aerial warfare
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naval air strikes → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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5th Carrier Division
("Dai-go Kōkū Sentai")
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First Air Fleet → First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Hiryū
("Kido Butai (First Air Fleet carrier strike force)")
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affiliation |
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Aichi D3A
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enteredServiceWith |
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Operation Z
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executedBy |
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Commander of First Air Fleet
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hasCommandOver |
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Indian Ocean raid
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involvedUnit |
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Hiryū-class aircraft carrier
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navalDoctrine |
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Hiryu
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partOf |