Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

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The Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet was the top operational commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s main battle fleet, responsible for planning and directing major naval operations, especially during World War II.

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Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flag officer post
military rank
naval command position
abolished 1945
appliesToJurisdiction Imperial Japanese Navy
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
hasCommandOver Combined Fleet
main battle fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
JapaneseName Rengō Kantai Sanbōchō
languageOfWorkOrName Japanese
locatedIn Japan
militaryBranch navy
notableOfficeHolder Chuichi Nagumo
Hyakutake Kenkichi
surface form: Gengo Hyakutake

Heihachiro Togo
Hitoshi Imamura
Isoroku Yamamoto
Jisaburō Ozawa
surface form: Jisaburo Ozawa

Matome Ugaki
Mineichi Koga
Mitsumasa Yonai
Nobutake Kondō
surface form: Nobutake Kondo

Sadayoshi Yamada
Sankichi Takahashi
Shigeru Fukudome
Shigetarō Shimada
Shigeyoshi Inoue
Soemu Toyoda
Sotaro Takeda
Takeo Kurita
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy
responsibleFor directing major naval operations
operational control of fleet units
planning major naval operations
strategic deployment of the Combined Fleet
roleInOrganization top operational commander of the Combined Fleet
scopeOfAuthority operational command of Japan’s main battle fleet
serviceBranch Imperial Japanese Navy
subordinateTo Imperial General Headquarters
Navy Minister of Japan
timePeriod late 19th century to 1945
typicalRank admiral
vice admiral
usedInConflict First Sino-Japanese War
Pacific War
Russo-Japanese War
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War

World War II

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Yamamoto positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
subject surface form: Isoroku Yamamoto
Soemu Toyoda positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Jisaburō Ozawa positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Mineichi Koga positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Rengō Kantai Sanbōchō reportsTo Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet