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1st Carrier Division (Imperial Japanese Navy)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| unit_name | First Carrier Division |
| image | Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku and two destroyers under attack on 20 June 1944 (80-G-238025).jpg |
| image_size | 300px |
| caption | The First Carrier Division's Zuikaku (center) and two destroyers under attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. |
| dates | April 1, 1928 – April 10, 1945 |
| country | Empire of Japan |
| allegiance | Axis Powers of World War II |
| branch | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| type | Naval aviation unit |
| role | Aircraft carrier support |
| battles | Attack on Pearl Harbor |
| Battle of Rabaul | |
| Bombing of Darwin | |
| Indian Ocean raid | |
| Battle of Midway | |
| Battle of the Eastern Solomons | |
| Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands | |
| Battle of the Philippine Sea | |
| notable_commanders | Chūichi Nagumo Jisaburo Ozawa |
Battle of Rabaul Bombing of Darwin Indian Ocean raid Battle of Midway Battle of the Eastern Solomons Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Battle of the Philippine Sea
The First Carrier Division was an aircraft carrier unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy's First Air Fleet. At the beginning of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, the First Carrier Division consisted of the fleet carriers Akagi and Kaga. The division participated in the Attack on Pearl Harbor and Indian Ocean Raid. After Akagi and Kaga were sunk at the Battle of Midway in June 1942, carriers Shōkaku, Zuikaku, and Zuihō were redesignated as the First Carrier Division.
Organization (extract)
| Date | Ships | |
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| 1 April 1928 (original) | ||
| 1 December 1931 | ||
| 15 November 1934 | ||
| 1 December 1937 | ||
| 15 November 1939 | ||
| 10 April 1941 | ||
| 14 July 1942 | ||
| 1 April 1944 | ||
| 15 August 1944 | ||
| 15 December 1944 | ||
| 10 April 1945 |
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The First Carrier Division participated in the largest carrier-to-carrier battle in history, the Battle of the Marianas, and specifically the aircraft carrier Battle of the Philippine Sea (the so-called “Great Marianas Turkey Shoot”) on 19–20 June, where the Japanese naval forces were decisively defeated with heavy and irreplaceable losses to their carrier-borne and land-based aircraft. As a result of the massive losses suffered to her airgroup, Zuikaku would play a support role in the Japanese fleet from this point on, up until her sinking during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
References
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References
- (January 24, 2008). "Aircraft Carriers: A History of Carrier Aviation and Its Influence on World Events, 1946-2006". Potomac Books Inc.
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