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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 , the Indian Ocean raid and the Battle of Midway . [3]
Other articles where Nagumo Chuichi is discussed: Battle of Guadalcanal: The Battles of the Eastern Solomons, Cape Esperance, and Santa Cruz: Nagumo Chūichi’s fleet carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku—both of which had participated in the Pearl Harbor attack—the light carrier Zuiho, the escort carrier Junyo, four battleships, and an assortment of destroyers and other support craft.
Chuichi Nagumo was a Japanese admiral who commanded the aircraft carrier force in the early stages of World War II. He led the raid on Pearl Harbor and the battles of Midway, Eastern Solomons, and Santa Cruz Islands.
Aug 18, 2013 · August 18, 2013. by Randy Miller. Despite the fact that he was opposed to the attack on Pearl harbor, Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo was in command of the carrier-centered Mobile Force (Kido Butai). The task force was made up of 6 carriers, 2 battleships, 3 cruisers, and 9 destroyers. His forces were split into three carrier commands:
The Indian Ocean raid, also known as Operation C [2] or Battle of Ceylon in Japanese, was a naval sortie carried out by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 31 March to 10 April 1942. Japanese aircraft carriers under Admiral Chūichi Nagumo struck Allied shipping and naval bases around British Ceylon, but failed to locate and destroy the bulk ...
- 31 March-10 April 1942
- Japanese victory
- Indian Ocean and British Ceylon
Jul 14, 2012 · Contributor: C. Peter Chen. Chuichi Nagumo was born in Yamagato, Japan in 1887. He joined the Japanese Navy in 1908, and by 1917 he was at the helm of his first commission, a destroyer. His specialty was torpedo and destroyer tactics. In the 1920s, Nagumo was part of a mission to tour and study naval warfare in Europe and the United States.
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