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Vice-Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa (小沢 治三郎, Ozawa Jisaburō, October 2, 1886 – November 9, 1966) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.Ozawa held several important commands at sea throughout the duration of the conflict (Southern Expeditionary Fleet, 3rd Fleet, 1st Mobile Fleet, and the Combined Fleet).
Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa commanded this force from his newly commissioned flagship, Taihō. In addition to extensive command facilities, reinforced torpedo blisters and a large air group, Taihō was the first Japanese carrier with an armor-plated flight deck, designed to withstand bomb hits with minimal damage.
Kakusuke Ozawa: 19 March 1945* Yoshito Sakata: 31 March 1945* Seijirō Minamide: 31 March 1945* Takanobu Sasaki: 1 April 1945* Kyūgo Yagi: 6 April 1945* Yūji Yamamoto: 7 April 1945* Shirō Hayashi: 7 April 1945* Hisao Kotaki: 7 April 1945* Shin'ichi Uchino: 7 April 1945* Yoshio Kawashima: 9 April 1945* Eitarō Ankyū: 12 April 1945* Yasushi ...
Vice-Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa's "Northern Force", built around the four aircraft carriers of the 3rd Carrier Division (Zuikaku—the last survivor of the six carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941—and the light carriers Zuihō, Chitose, and Chiyoda), included two World War I battleships partially converted to carriers (Hyūga and Ise ...
Vice Adm. Ozawa's flagship Taiho Mitsubishi A6M "Zeke" fighter Yokosuka D4Y "Judy" dive bomber Nakajima B6N "Jill" torpedo bombers. Sortied 13 June from Tawi Tawi anchorage off NE Borneo [3] Vice Admiral Ozawa. Carrier Division 1 (Vice Adm. Ozawa) 3 fleet carriers Taihō (sunk by submarine 19 June) Shōkaku (sunk by submarine 19 June) Zuikaku ...
The next day Rear Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa followed with the Western Covering Fleet, consisting of the flagship cruiser Chōkai with five other cruisers and three destroyers and an Air Group under the command of Rear Admiral Kakaji Kakuta consisting of the aircraft carrier Ryūjō and one destroyer. The bulk of the invasion force followed on 11 ...
At the same time as Operation C, the IJN also dispatched Malay Force under the command of Vice Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa. His force consisted of the aircraft carrier Ryūjō, six cruisers, and four destroyers to destroy shipping in the Bay of Bengal on 1 April. Malay Force was not part of Operation C. [11]
The Battle of Leyte Gulf, generally considered to be the largest naval combat in history, was fought 24–25 October 1944 in the waters of the Philippine Islands by elements of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet (bringing together the IJN's 2nd Fleet, 3rd Fleet and 5th Fleet) and the United States Navy's Pacific Fleet (bringing together the USN's 3rd Fleet and 7th Fleet).