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Combined Fleet | |
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聯合艦隊 (Rengō Kantai) | |
Active | 1894–1945 |
Country | Empire of Japan |
Allegiance | Emperor of Japan |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Type | Sea-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy |
Engagements | First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War World War I Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Tōgō Heihachirō Isoroku Yamamoto |
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The Combined Fleet (聯合艦隊, Rengō Kantai) was the main sea-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Until 1933, the Combined Fleet was not a permanent organization, but a temporary force formed for the duration of a conflict or major naval maneuvers from various units normally under separate commands in peacetime.