• Source: Organization of the Imperial Japanese Navy Alaskan Strike Group

Organization of Japanese Alaskan Strike Group (Aleutians)




Japanese Navy units in the Alaskan Operation






= Commander in Chief, Navy Alaskan Strike Group

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Boshiro Hosogaya:-Commander-in-Chief, Navy Alaskan Strike Group, Aleutian Campaign




= 1st Support Group Commander

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Boshiro Hosogaya:-command Heavy Cruiser Nachi and two destroyers




= 2nd Carrier Squad Commander

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Kakuji Kakuta:-Lead, Escort Carriers Ryujo (37 aircraft) (among its fighter pilots aboard were Tadayuki Koga), and Junyo (45 aircraft). Both Carriers were equipped with Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zero" fighters, Aichi D3A1 "Val" Dive-bombers and Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" Torpedo-bombers.




= 3rd Cruiser Division (2° Section)

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Comprising the Cruisers Maya, Takao, and three destroyers




= Navy Aleutian Occupation force

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= Attu Group Commander

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Sentaro Omori:-led Light Cruiser Abukuma, four destroyers, one minelayer, one transport (1,200 soldiers)




= Kiska Group Commander

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Takeo Ono:-Guiding the light cruisers Kiso, Tama, one auxiliary cruiser (Asaka Maru), three destroyers, two minelayers, two transports (1,250 soldiers)




= Navy Hidro Fighter unit in Aleutian Operation

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5th Air Fleet:-equipped with Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" floatplane fighters, support operations from Kiska aquatic base, Aleutian islands.




Japanese Army Units in the Alaskan Operation






= North Seas Detachment Commanders

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Matsutoshi Hozumi:-He led one infantry battalion whose mission was to occupy the islands of Attu, Kiska, and Adak, in conjunction with naval units.
Juichiro Mineki:-he replaced at Hozumi in command of unit and receiving command of a reinforced group, grown to three infantry battalions, under Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Fleet.




= Last Japanese Navy Infantry Commander in Alaskan Campaign

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Yasugo Yamazaki:-commander of last Japanese Navy infantry group in Attu Japanese held island




References

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