11th Air Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) explained

Unit Name:11th Air Fleet
Dates:1941-1945
Type:Combined Arms
Command Structure:Southeast Area Fleet

The was a grouping of naval aviation and surface units.

Assignments and Components

Date Higher unit Lower units
15 January 1941 (original) Combined Fleet 21st Air Flotilla, 22nd Air Flotilla, 24th Air Flotilla
10 December 1941 Combined Fleet 21st Air Flotilla, 22nd Air Flotilla, 23rd Air Flotilla,
DesDiv. 34 (Destroyer Akikaze, Hakaze, Tachikaze), Auxiliary aircraft transport Keiyō Maru, Lyons Maru, Kamogawa Maru, Amagisan Maru, Nikkoku Maru, Tatsugami Maru, Hinō Maru No. 5, Nana Maru
1st Yokosuka SNLF, 2nd Yokosuka SNLF
14 July 1942 Combined Fleet 22nd Air Flotilla, 24th Air Flotilla, 25th Air Flotilla, 26th Air Flotilla,
DesDiv. 34, Auxiliary aircraft transport Lyons Maru, Keiyō Maru, Nagoya Maru
24 December 1942 22nd Air Flotilla, 24th Air Flotilla, 25th Air Flotilla, 26th Air Flotilla, Atsugi NAG, Toyohashi NAG, 802nd NAG,
Seaplane tender Akitsushima, Destroyer Akikaze, Tachikaze
Auxiliary aircraft transport Lyons Maru, Keiyō Maru, Nagoya Maru, Goshū Maru, Mogamigawa Maru, Fujikawa Maru
1 January 1944 Southeast Area Fleet 25th Air Flotilla, 26th Air Flotilla, 151st NAG,
Seaplane tender Akitsushima, Destroyer Akikaze, Tachikaze
15 August 1944 Southeast Area Fleet 958th NAG, 105th Air Base Unit
6 September 1945 Surrendered to Australia at Rabaul.

Commanders

RankName Date Note, additional post
1Vice-Admiral15 January 1941
2Vice-AdmiralNishizō Tsukahara[1] 10 September 1941
3Vice-Admiral1 October 1942
24 December 1942 Commander of the Southeast Area Fleet

Chiefs of Staff

RankName Date Note, additional post
1Rear-Admiral15 January 1941
2Rear-Admiral10 February 1942
3Rear-Admiral
Vice-Admiral
24 December 1942
1 November 1943
Chief of staff of the Southeast Area Fleet
4Rear-AdmiralRyūnosuke Kusaka 29 November 1943 Chief of staff of the Southeast Area Fleet
5Rear-Admiral6 April 1944 Chief of staff of the Southeast Area Fleet
6Vice-Admiral7 November 1944 Chief of staff of the Southeast Area Fleet
Commander of the 8th Base Force
1 December 1944 Chief of staff of the Southeast Area Fleet

Notes

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Klemen . L . Vice-Admiral Nishio Tsukahara . 1999–2000 . Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942.