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...
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Japanese politician Chuichi Date (伊達 忠一, born 1939), Japanese politician Chūichi Hara (原 忠一, 1889–1964), Japanese admiral Chūichi Nagumo (南雲 忠一, 1887–1944)...
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Chūichi Nagumo in 1941. For the attack, the Kidō Butai consisted of six aircraft carriers (commanded by Chūichi Nagumo, Tamon Yamaguchi and Chūichi Hara)...
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Battle of Midway (section Nagumo's dilemma)
fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy under Admirals Isoroku Yamamoto, Chūichi Nagumo, and Nobutake Kondō north of Midway Atoll, inflicting devastating damage...
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Indian Ocean raid (section Nagumo evades Somerville)
31 March to 10 April 1942. Japanese aircraft carriers under Admiral Chūichi Nagumo struck Allied shipping and naval bases around British Ceylon, but failed...
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Jimmy Doolittle's raid on Tokyo, Yamamoto, Yamaguchi, and Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo are permitted to carry out their plan to attack Midway. In May, following...
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Battle of the Eastern Solomons, light carrier Ryūjō was detached from Chuichi Nagumo's main carrier force and assigned to Hara's division with the task of...
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Combined Fleet Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo 1st Carrier Division Vice Admiral Nagumo Akagi (flag) (Captain Kiichi Hasegawa Air Officer...
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starring in films. In 1976, he portrayed the famous Japanese admiral Chūichi Nagumo in Midway. In 1988, he played the ill-fated corporate executive Joe...
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(Capt. Nishioka) AO Toei Maru Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo in Akagi 1st Carrier Division Vice Admiral Nagumo Akagi (scuttled 5 June) (Capt. Taijiro Aoki)...
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June 1942, Yamaguchi disagreed with the fleet commander, Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo. A reconnaissance plane discovered an American aircraft carrier (USS Yorktown)...
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by Hull. In the Pacific, the Japanese fleet commander, Vice-Admiral Chūichi Nagumo, refuses to launch a scheduled third wave of aircraft for fear of exposing...
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the US entry into World War II, she sailed as part of Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's Combined Fleet, escorting the six carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor...
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China. On the eve of World War II, she sailed as part of Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's Kido Butai as an escort for the six carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor...
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Midway to the commanders who have been chosen to lead the attack, Admirals Nagumo and Yamaguchi of the Japanese carrier force and Admiral Kondo of the invasion...
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Ryusaku Yanagimoto, and the rest of the Kido Butai under Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, including six fleet carriers from the First, Second, and Fifth Carrier...
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December 1941. Working under the overall fleet commander, Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo, Fuchida was responsible for the coordination of the entire aerial attack...
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aircraft Striking Force Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo in fleet carrier Shokaku Carrier Group Vice Admiral Nagumo 2 Shōkaku-class fleet carriers Shōkaku...
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Captain Tomeo Kaku, and the rest of the Kido Butai, under Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo and including six fleet carriers from the First, Second, and Fifth Carrier...
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comprising most of Japan's carriers. On 10 April 1941, Vice-Admiral Chūichi Nagumo was appointed commander-in-chief of the First Air Fleet. Many contemporaries...
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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...
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island suffered from poor command coordination. Although Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo, Commander of the Central Pacific Area Fleet, had nominal oversight...
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Hawaii. Commanded by Captain Kiichi Hasegawa, Akagi was Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo's flagship for the striking force for the attack on Pearl Harbor that...
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Battle of Midway Marshal Admiral Osami Nagano (1880–1947) Admiral Chūichi Nagumo (1887–1944), attack on Pearl Harbor, Battle of Midway Rear Admiral Viscount...
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Soemu Toyoda Teijirō Toyoda Mitsumasa Yonai Saito Makoto Kantarō Suzuki Chuichi Nagumo Shigetarō Shimada Hiroaki Abe Sokichi Takagi: Member in Navy Staff College's...
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of one heavy cruiser and eight destroyers, commanded by Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo in Shōkaku. The "vanguard force" consisted of two battleships, three...
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plus one heavy cruiser and eight destroyers, commanded by Vice Admiral Chūichi Nagumo aboard Shōkaku; and the "Vanguard" force of two battleships, three heavy...
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and was the flagship for the strike force commanded by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The carrier was later sunk in the Battle...
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search to find the Japanese carrier task force led by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo. After several hours of searching, McClusky's group spotted a lone Japanese...
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before being appointed Chief of Staff of the 1st Air Fleet under Admiral Chūichi Nagumo in April 1941. He was involved in strategic and tactical planning and...
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