Imperial Japanese Navy area fleet system
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The Imperial Japanese Navy area fleet system was a hierarchical organizational structure that divided Japan’s naval forces into regional commands to coordinate operations across different maritime theaters during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military organizational system
ⓘ
naval command structure ⓘ |
| appliedInConflict |
Pacific War
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | hierarchical command structure ⓘ |
| commandedBy | area fleet commander ⓘ |
| componentOf | Imperial Japanese Navy command structure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| geographicalScope |
East China Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese home waters ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
11th Air Fleet
NERFINISHED
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12th Air Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ 13th Air Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Pacific Area Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ China Area Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Combined Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Fifth Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ First Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Marianas Area Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast Area Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines Area Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixth Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Area Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Area Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Pacific Area Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
coordination of naval operations across multiple maritime theaters
ⓘ
regional command and control of fleet units ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | Japanese ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Imperial Japanese Army area army system
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United States Navy fleet and area command system ⓘ |
| replacedBy | postwar Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force regional district system ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines Campaign (1944–1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Imperial General Headquarters
NERFINISHED
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Navy Section of Imperial General Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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