Combined Fleet

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formation of the Imperial Japanese Navy naval fleet operational command

The Combined Fleet was the main operational fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, responsible for major naval campaigns in the Pacific during World War II.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	formation of the Imperial Japanese Navy → naval fleet → operational command →
activeDuring	Pacific War →
allegiance	Emperor of Japan →
branch	Imperial Japanese Navy →
conflict	World War II →
country	Empire of Japan →
disbandedAfter	Japan’s defeat in World War II →
function	planning and execution of large-scale naval operations → strategic coordination of major fleet units →
historicalSignificance	central Japanese naval command for offensive operations in World War II →
nativeName	連合艦隊 →
notableCommander	Chuichi Nagumo → Isoroku Yamamoto → Jisaburō Ozawa → Mineichi Koga → Soemu Toyoda →
notableEngagement	Attack on Pearl Harbor → Battle of Leyte Gulf → Battle of Midway → Battle of the Coral Sea → Battle of the Philippine Sea → Guadalcanal Campaign → Indian Ocean raid → Solomon Islands campaign →
operationalArea	Indian Ocean → Pacific Ocean →
opponent	Dutch Navy in the East Indies → Royal Australian Navy → Royal Navy → United States Navy →
partOf	Imperial Japanese Navy →
responsibleFor	major naval campaigns in the Pacific during World War II →
role	main operational fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy →
subordinateUnit	Eleventh Air Fleet → Fifth Fleet → First Air Fleet → First Fleet → Fourth Fleet → Second Fleet → Sixth Fleet → Third Fleet → Thirteenth Air Fleet →
theater	Pacific War →
timePeriod	World War II era →
transliteration	Rengō Kantai →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eleventh Air Fleet → First Carrier Division → Fourth Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) ("Combined Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)") → Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces ("Combined Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)") → Sixth Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) ("Combined Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)") →	subordinateTo
Fifth Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) → First Air Fleet → First Fleet →	partOf
Japanese battleship Shikishima → Japanese submarine I-168 →	fleet
Mikuma →	affiliation
Soemu Toyoda →	commanded
Musashi →	flagshipOf
Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet →	hasCommandOver
Operation MI →	involvedUnit
Mineichi Koga →	militaryUnit
Itō Sukeyuki →	notableCommanderOf
Imperial Japanese Navy →	notableUnit
2nd Carrier Division →	operatedBy
Operation Z ("Combined Fleet headquarters") →	plannedAt
Yamato →	servedAsFlagshipOf