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China Area Fleet
The was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy organized after the Battle of Shanghai. It reported directly to the Imperial General Headquarters and had the same organizational level as the Combined Fleet. This article handles their predecessor fleet the , and also. Organizations of the China Area Fleet and Subordinate Units China Area Fleet Structure (extract) Commanders of the China Area Fleet *Chief of staff 1st China Expeditionary Fleet The was reorganized from the 3rd Fleet on 15 November 1939. Their role was the guard of the coast in China at first, however, it changed for the guard in the down stream area of the Yangtze River. Describe 3rd Fleet, 1st China Expeditionary Fleet and successor unit the in this section. *Structure (extract) Commanders of the 3rd Fleet Commander in chief 1st China Expeditionary Fleet and commander (Yangtze River Area Base Force) *Chief of staff (3rd Fleet and 1st China Expeditionary Fleet) 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet The ...
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5th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
The was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, active during the early portions of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and again in World War II, primarily in the Aleutian campaign, during which it was augmented and designated the Northern Area Force. History Second Sino-Japanese War The 5th Fleet was initially formed on 1 February 1938 as part of the Japanese military emergency expansion program in the aftermath of the Battle of Shanghai, North China Incident of 1937. The initial plan was to construct 3rd, 4th and 5th China Area Fleets to cover the invasions of Japanese troops into the Chinese mainland, and to interdict and control commerce on the coasts. The 4th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy), 4th and 5th Fleets came under the operational control of the 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet. It participated in the Hainan Island Operation and other maritime interdiction operations off the Chinese coast. The fleet was disbanded on 15 November 1939 when its operations were merged into the China ...
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Pacific Theatre Of World War II
The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theatre, was the Theater (warfare), theatre of World War II fought between the Empire of Japan and the Allies of World War II, Allies in East Asia, East and Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans, and Oceania. It was geographically the largest theatre of the war, including the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II, Pacific Ocean theatre, the South West Pacific theater of World War II, South West Pacific theatre, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the brief Soviet–Japanese War, and included some of the Largest naval battle in history, largest naval battles in history. War between Japan and the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China had begun in 1937, with hostilities dating back to Japanese invasion of Manchuria, Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931, but the Pacific War is more widely accepted to have started in 1941, when the United States and United Kingdom entered the ...
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Qingdao
Qingdao, Mandarin: , (Qingdao Mandarin: t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˩ tɒ˥) is a prefecture-level city in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, Qingdao was long an important fortress. In 1897, the city was ceded to Germany. For the Germans Qingdao (Tsingtau) was a strategic trade center, port and base for its East Asia Squadron, allowing the German navy to project dominance in the Pacific. In 1914, following the outbreak of World War I, Japan occupied the city and the surrounding province during the Siege of Tsingtao. In 1915, China agreed to recognize Japan's special position in the territory through what became known as the Twenty-One Demands. In 1918, the Chinese government, under the control of the warlord Duan Qirui, secretly agreed to Japanese terms in exchange for a loan. Following the First World War, during the Paris Peace Conference, Japan secured agreements with the Allied powers to recognize its claim to the areas in Shandong, which in ...
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2nd Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
The was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) created as a mobile strike force in response to hostilities with Russia, and saw action in every IJN military operation until the end of World War II. History Established on 27 October 1903, the 2nd Fleet was created by the Imperial General Headquarters as a mobile strike force of cruisers and destroyers to pursue the Imperial Russian Navy's Vladivostok-based cruiser squadron while the remaining bulk of the Japanese fleet (the IJN 1st Fleet) continued to blockade Port Arthur in hopes of luring the battleships of the Russian Pacific Fleet into an open sea classic line of battle confrontation. As the main mobile force in the IJN, the 2nd Fleet saw the bulk of all future IJN combat operations from the time of its inception until IJN dissolution at the end of World War II. Order of Battle at time of Pearl Harbor Based at Samah, Hainan Island 4th Division : CA '' Takao'' (fleet flagship) :CA '' Atago'' :CA '' Chōkai'' :CA ''M ...
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Koga Mineichi 3
Koga may refer to: Places Japan * Koga, Ibaraki (古河) * Koga, Fukuoka (古賀) * Koga Domain Elsewhere * Koga, a town in Tanzania * Koga (crater) on Mars Other uses * Koga (surname) * Kōga-ryū, a school of ninjutsu * Koga clan, Japanese clan * KOGA (formerly Koga Miyata), bicycle brand from the Netherlands * Koga Cycling Team, a defunct Dutch cycling team Fictional characters * Koga Gō, a character in the ''Bleach'' franchise * Koga, a Fuchsia City gym leader and Elite Four member in the ''Pokémon'' universe * Koga, a ninja dog clan in the manga and anime '' Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin'' * Koga, the name of the ninja clan that trained Firefly in the ''G.I. Joe'' universe * Koga, the leader of the eastern yōkai-wolf tribe in the '' Inuyasha'' series * , the Japanese name for the manga ''Basilisk'' by Masaki Segawa * , a member of UNDEAD in the series Ensemble Stars! See also * Koka (other) KOKA (980 kHz, "KOKA 980 AM, 93.3 FM") is an American radio stati ...
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Kure Naval District
was the second of four main administrative districts of the pre-war Imperial Japanese Navy. Its territory included the Inland Sea of Japan and the Pacific coasts of southern Honshū from Wakayama to Yamaguchi prefectures, eastern and northern Kyūshū and Shikoku. The area of the Kure Naval District encompassed Hashirajima Anchoring Area located at the south end of Hiroshima Bay, 30-40 kilometers southwest of Kure. When not in need of repairs ships usually anchored in this area to free up pier space at Kure. Hashirajima was also a major staging area for fleet operations. Tokuyama port, was also part of Kure Naval District, and had the largest fuel depot in the Japanese Navy. History The location of Kure within the sheltered Inland Sea of Japan was recognized of strategic importance in controlling the sea lanes around western Japan by the Meiji government and early Imperial Japanese Navy. With the formation of the navy in 1886, Japan was divided into five naval districts fo ...
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Shimada Shigetarō
Shimada may refer to: *Shimada (surname), a Japanese surname * Shimada (city), Shizuoka, Japan **Shimada-juku was the twenty-third of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō highway, which connected Edo with Kyoto in premodern Japan. It is located in what is now part of Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. History Shimada-juku was located on the le ... ** Shimada Station * Shimada (hairstyle), a traditional Japanese hairstyle for women * 13678 Shimada, asteroid * NOAAS ''Bell M. Shimada'' (R 227), a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research ship commissioned in 2010 {{disambiguation ...
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Imperial Japanese Navy Aviation Bureau
The of the Ministry of the Navy of Japan was responsible for the development and training of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. In 1941 it was headed by Vice-Admiral Eikichi Katagiri and was organized as follows: * General Affairs Department * Air Naval Intelligence Department * Land Based Airfield Engineering Department * Training Department - ensured that qualified personnel were sent to the Combined Air Training Command at Kasumigara. * Technical Department - Designed new aircraft and equipment plus was responsible for the storage and repair of aircraft at Naval Air Arsenals **Aomori ** Koza ** Hiro ** Omura or Sasebo ** Kanoya ** Kasumigara **Yokosuka Navy Training Schools and Units Training for the IJNAS are conducted under training unit led directly by the Naval Air Bureau. Such unit could either be an actual combat air group(Kōkūtai) or a proper training unit. For training pilot for carrier operation, light carriers are employed. Such schools and units was nam ...
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Oikawa Koshirō
Oikawa (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese film director *, Japanese fencer *, Japanese figure skater and journalist *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese actress, television personality and AV idol *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese speed skater Fictional characters *, a character in the manga series '' Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture'' *, a character in the anime film ''Fireworks'' *, a character in the manga series ''Haikyu!!'' *, a character in the manga series '' Nurarihyon no Mago'' *, a character in the anime series ''Digimon Adventure'' See also *Zacco platypus ( オイカワ、追河) *2667 Oikawa __NOTOC__ Year 667 ( DCLXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 667 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar er ...
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Yokosuka Naval District
was the first of four main administrative districts of the pre-war Imperial Japanese Navy. Its territory included Tokyo Bay and the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coasts of central and northern Honshū from the Kii Peninsula to Shimokita Peninsula. Its headquarters, along with most of its installations, including the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, were located in the city of Yokosuka (city), Yokosuka, which constituted the Yokosuka Naval Base. History The location of Yokosuka (city), Yokosuka at the entrance to strategic Tokyo Bay was recognized of critical importance by the Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji government. In 1866, the Tokugawa shogunate government established the ''Yokosuka Seisakusho'', a military arsenal and naval base, with the help of o-yatoi gaikokujin, foreign engineers, including the France, French naval architect Léonce Verny. The new facility was intended to produce modern, western-style warships and equipment for the Tokugawa navy. After the Boshin War and the Meiji Re ...
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