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Chūichi Nagumo (南雲 忠一, Nagumo Chūichi, 25 March 1887 – 6 July 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.Nagumo led Japan's main carrier battle group, the Kido Butai, in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, and over the next months in successful raids on Darwin in Australia and in the Indian Ocean.
The following is a list of the Admirals of the Imperial Japanese Navy during its existence from 1868 until 1945. [1] [2] [3] ... Nagumo Chūichi: 8 July 1944*
Pages in category "Japanese admirals of World War II" The following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Central Pacific Area Fleet was a short-lived operational headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Navy, established on March 4, 1944. With United States Navy forces having driven the Japanese out of the Marshall Islands and Caroline Islands in late 1943 to early 1944, the remnants of Japanese naval forces from those areas regrouped under the direction of Admiral Chuichi Nagumo.
This is a list of Japanese naval commanders. ... World War II. Hiroaki Abe (1889–1949) ... Chūichi Nagumo (1886–1944) Shōji Nishimura ...
Saitō was overall commander of all Japanese forces on Saipan. Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, commander of the Central Pacific Area Fleet was also on the island, and was consulted frequently by Saitō. Funeral of Yoshitsugu Saitō by American military personnel, Saipan, 1944. The Battle of Saipan began on 15 June 1944.
The title was used as a term of convenience; it was not a formal name for the organization. It consisted of Japan's six largest carriers, carrying the 1st Air Fleet. This mobile task force was created for the attack on Pearl Harbor under Vice-Admiral Chūichi Nagumo in 1941. [24]
TF-38 (Halsey) From 28 May 1945: Invasion of Okinawa and raids on Japanese home islands; Admiral Chūichi Nagumo, Tamon Yamaguchi, and Jisaburō Ozawa. According to naval historians Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully, Admiral Nagumo was past his prime when he assumed command of the awesome Kidō Butai. He did not grasp the complexities of ...