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Japanese Reinforcements, 1944

Unit
Commander
Start
Administrative
Assignment
Operational
Assignment
Notes
11 Air Division
Kitajima Kumao
Activated 1944 (Osaka)
Army General Staff

Or 11 Air Training Division
44 Air Division
Furuya Kenzo
Activated 1944 (Japan)
Army General Staff

12 Air Division
Furuya Kenzo
Activated 1944 (Japan)
Army General Staff
Activated some time after 44 Air Division
54 Depot Division
Ogura Tatsuji
Activated 1944 (Japan)
General Defense Command


47 Independent Mixed Brigade
Oka Yoshirou
Activated 1944
Army General Staff

48 Independent Mixed Brigade
Shigematsu Kiyoshi
Activated 1944
Army General Staff

49 Independent Mixed Brigade
Arima Akihiko
Activated 1944
31 Army


60 Independent Mixed Brigade
Ando Chuichiro
Activated 1944
Army General Staff

62 Independent Mixed Brigade
Nagamine Kiichi
Activated 1944
13 Army

64 Independent Mixed Brigade
Takada Toshisada
Activated 1944
Army General Staff

66 Independent Mixed Brigade
Yokota Toyoichirou
Activated 1944
Army General Staff

68 Independent Mixed Brigade
Kurusu Takeo
Activated 1944
Southern Army

69 Independent Mixed Brigade
Doi Sadashichi
Activated 1944
Army General Staff

71 Independent Mixed Brigade
Yamamura Hyoe
Activated 1944 (Borneo)
Army General Staff

73 Independent Mixed Brigade
Ishikawa Tadao
Activated 1944
Army General Staff

3 Independent Brigade
Nakashiro Toyojiro
Activated 1944
Army General Staff

5 Independent Brigade
Noji Kahei
Activate 1944
Army General Staff

1 Independent Tank Brigade
Hosomi Nobuo
Activated 1944
Army General Staff

4 Marine Movement Brigade
Mineki Toichiro
Activated 1944
Army General Staff

LSD Tamatsu Maru

Completed 1944-1 (Mitsui-Tamano)
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-8-19 off Luzon by Spadefish
LSD Takatsu Maru

Completed 1944-1
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-11-10 at Ormoc Bay.
49 Division
Takehara Saburo
Activated 1944-1 (Korea)
Korea Army

Created from 64 Independent Infantry Group. Deployed to Burma 1944-6
24 Independent Mixed Brigade
Hayashi Yoshihide
Activated 1944-1 (Burma)
Burma Area Army


1 Independent Brigade
Miyashita Kenichiro
Activated 1944-1 (China)
Army General Staff

8 Independent Brigade
Kato Akira
Activated 1944-1 (China)
Army General Staff

102 Air Group

Activated 1944-1
Navy General Staff

153 Air Group

Activated 1944-1-1
23 Air Flotilla

12 reconnaissance aircraft
343 Air Group

Activated 1944-1-1
1 Air Fleet

Fighter group. Also known as Hayabusa ("Peregrine Falcon") Group.
345 Air Group

Activated 1944-1-1
62 Air Flotilla

Disbanded without ever seeing combat
256 Air Group

Activated 1944-1-1
China Area Fleet

24 carrier fighters
8 carrier attack aircraft
More a training unit than an operational unit
Chishima Base Force
Kubo Kyuji
Activated 1944-1-1
Navy General Staff

28 Army
Sakurai Shozo
Activated 1944-1-6 (Burma)
Burma Area Army


29 Army
Ishiguro Teizo
Activated 1944-1-6 (Malaya)
Southern Army


30 Base Force
Ito Kenzo
Activated 1944-1-10 (Palau)
Navy General Staff

SS Ro-45
Completed 1944-1-11 (Mitsubishi-Kobe)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1944-4-30 off Truk by MacDonough, Stephen Potter, and aircraft
221 Air Group

Activated 1944-1-15
62 Air Flotilla
54 A6M Zero. Also known as Arashi ("Storm") Group.
SC Ch-58

Completed 1944-1-26
Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft 1945-5-22 off Taira Shima
AK Eikyu Maru

Completed 1944-1-26
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-9-21 at Manila
SS Ro-116
Completed 1944-1-31 (Kawasaki-Kobe)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1944-5-24 off Kavieng by England
SS Ro-117
Completed 1944-1-31 (Kawasaki-Kobe)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft 1944-6-17 off Saipan
SC Ch-49

Completed 1944-1-31
Navy General Staff
History.
SS Ro-47
Completed 1944-1-31 (Tamano) Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1944-9-26 off Yap by McCoy Reynolds
SS I-44
Completed 1944-1-31 (Yokosuka)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1944-4-10 off Okinawa by Fieberling
109 Division
Kuribayashi Tadamichi
Activated 1944-2 (Iwo Jima)
Army General Staff
Destroyed
36 Independent Mixed Brigade
Sai Toshio
Activated 1944-2 (Nicobar Islands)
Army General Staff

37 Independent Mixed Brigade
Sato Tamenori
Activated 1944-2 (Andaman Islands)
Army General Staff

12 Independent Brigade
Murata Takaiki
Activated 1944-2 (China)
Army General Staff

553 Air Group

Activated 1944-2
Navy General Staff

62 Air Flotilla
Sugimoto Ushie
Activated 1944-2-1
Navy General Staff

Koriyama Air Group

Activated 1944-2-1
Navy General Staff

DMS W-30

Completed 1944-2-5
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-11-11 off Leyte
AK Azuchisan Maru

Completed 1944-2-5
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-10-2 by Aspro west of Luzon
SS Ro-46
Completed 1944-2-11 (Mitsubishi-Kobe)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft 1945-5-25 off Okinawa
5 Air Army
Shimoyama Takuma
Activated 1944-2-14 (Seoul)
Korea Army

AK Tenshinsan Maru

Completed 1944-2-15
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-5-6 by Gurnard 50 miles northwest of Menado
PB Awaji

Completed 1944-2-15 (Hitachi-Sakurajima)       Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1944-6-2 off Formosa by Guitarro
601 Air Group

Activated 1944-2-15
Navy General Staff

31 Army
Obata Hideyoshi
Activated 1944-2-18 (Guam)
General_Defense_Command

SS I-53
Completed 1944-2-20 (Kure)       Navy General Staff
History.
DD Hayashimo

Completed 1944-2-20 (Maizuru) Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft 1944-10-26 southeast of Mindoro
AK Daibu Maru
Completed 1944-2-20    
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-5-4 by Tinosa 250 miles southeast of Hong Kong
AK Yamateru Maru

Completed 1944-2-23
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-8-24 by Croaker 50 miles northwest of Mokpo, Korea
AK Dairin Maru

Completed 1944-2-27
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-7-3 by Sturgeon off Wonsan
SS I-46

Completed 1944-2-29 (Sasebo)      

Navy General Staff
History. Missing from 1944-10-27 off Leyte
27 Special Base Force
Sato Shiro
Activated 1944-3 (Wewak)
9 Fleet


2 Amphibious Brigade
Tamada Yoshio
Activated 1944-3 (New Guinea)
Army General Staff

32 Air Group

Activated 1944-3
Navy General Staff

521 Air Group

Activated 1944-3
Navy General Staff

302 Air Group

Activated 1944-3-1
1 Naval District

48 interceptors
24 night fighters
1 Mobile Fleet
Ozawa Jisaburo
Activate 1944-3-1
Combined Fleet

Comprised of 2 Fleet and 3 Fleet
Central Pacific Area Fleet
Nagumo Chuichi
Activated 1944-3-4 (Saipan)
Navy General Staff

14 Air Fleet
Nagumo Chuichi
Activated 1944-3-4 (Saipan)
Central Pacific Area Fleet


CV Taiho

Completed 1944-3-7
Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1944-6-19 by Albacore 180 nautical miles north-northwest of Yap.
33 Army
Hondo Masaki
Activated 1944-3-7 (Burma)
Burma Area Army

Hondo apparently did not arrive to take command until 1944-4-8.
AK Jokuja Maru

Completed 1944-3-8
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-5-15 by Aspro in Caroline Islands
PB Kurahashi

Completed 1944-3-10 (Tsurumi) Navy General Staff
History.
AK Etajima Maru

Completed 1944-3-10
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-9-13 by Boarfish in East China Sea
DD Akishimo

Completed 1944-3-11 (Fujinagata) Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft 1944-11-13 off Manila
PB Nomi
Completed 1944-3-15 (Tsurumi) Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1945-4-14 near 126.3E 23.4N by Tirante
361 Air Group

Activated 1944-3-15
62 Air Flotilla

Fighter group. Also known as Akira ("Radiant") Group.
AO Shiyo Maru

Completed 1944-3-15
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-11-23 by Picuda west of Tsushima
AO Toshikawa Maru

Completed 1944-3-15
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-10-19 at Manila
32 Army
Watanabe Masao
Activated 1944-3-15 (Okinawa)
10 Area Army


27 Army
Terakura Shozo
Activated 1944-3-16
5 Area Army

Comprised of 7 and 42 Divisions and 69 Independent Mixed Brigade. Disbanded 1945-2-1.
AK Kakogawa Maru

Completed 1944-3-17
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-11-13 off Manila
7 Area Army
Dohihara Kenji
Activated 1944-3-17 (Singapore)
Southern Army

Comprised of 16, 25, 29, and 37 Armies
SC Ch-53

Completed 1944-3-20
Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1944-11-28 off Leyte by Waller, Saufley, Renshaw, and Pringle
Yosuko Base Force
Hatakeyama Koichiro




AK Surakaruta Maru

Completed 1944-3-24
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-9-21 of west coast of Luzon
AK Daiju Maru

Completed 1944-3-25
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-4-23 off Japan
AK Katsukawa Maru

Completed 1944-3-25
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-6-4 by Shark 300 miles west of Guam
AK Yamazumi Maru

Completed 1944-3-27
Navy General Staff

SC Ch-60

Completed 1944-3-28
Navy General Staff
History.
10 Air Division
Yoshida Kihachiro
Activated 1944-3-28 (Japan)
Army General Staff


653 Air Group

Activated 1944-3-29
Navy General Staff

PB Kasado
Completed 1944-3-30 (Uraga-Tokyo) Navy General Staff
History.
AK Miyatama Maru

Completed 1944-3-30
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-5-1 off Mokpo, Korea
AK Asukasan Maru

Completed 1944-3-30
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-7-4 by Tang off Korea
AK Enoura Maru

Completed 1944-3-30
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-1-9 off Takao
AK Daijo Maru

Completed 1944-3-30
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-4-2 by Sea Devil 120 miles off Korea
AK Daisho Maru

Completed 1944-3-30
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-10-26 by Drum north of Luzon
SS Ro-48
Completed 1944-3-31 (Mitsubishi-Kobe)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1944-7-14 off Saipan by William C. Miller
SS I-54

Completed 1944-3-31 (Yokosuka)      

Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1944-10-24 off Leyte by Richard M. Rowell
DD Shimotsuki
Completed 1944-3-31 (Nagasaki) Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1944-11-25 by Cavalla 220 miles ENE of Singapore
AO/CV Hayasui

Completed 1944-4
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-8-19 off Luzon by Bluefish
44 Division
Seki Genroku
Activated 1944-4 (Osaka)
Army General Staff
Never saw combat
72 Division
Oga Shigeru
Activated 1944-4 (Fukushima)
Northeastern District Army

Never left Japan
77 Division
Ochiai Chukichi
Activated 1944-4 (Kajiki: 130.67E 31.73N)
Western District Army

Never left Japan
81 Division
Koga Takeshi
Activated 1944-4 (Utsunomiya)
Army General Staff
Never left Japan
86 Division
Isa Kazuo
Activated 1944-4 (Ariake Bay)
Army General Staff
Never left Japan
91 Division
Tsutsumi Fusaki
Activated 1944-4 (Shimushu)
27 Army


93 Division
Suefuji Tomofumi
Activated 1944-4 (Kanazawa)
Army General Staff
Never left Japan
94 Division
Shidei Tsunamasa
Activated 1944-4 (Singapore)
Southern Army

30 Depot Division
Takahashi Takaji
Activated 1944-4 (Korea)
Korea Army


4 Maritime Escort Force
Nippa Teizo
Activated 1944-4
Navy General Staff

2 Convoy Headquarters
Kiyota Takahiko
Activated 1944-4
Navy General Staff

3 Convoy Headquarters
Tsuruoka Nobukichi
Activated 1944-4
Navy General Staff

4 Convoy Headquarters
Nakamura Motoji
Activated 1944-4
Navy General Staff

5 Convoy Headquarters
Sato Namizo
Activated 1944-4
Navy General Staff

8 Convoy Headquarters
Sato Tsutomu
Activated 1944-4
Navy General Staff

23 Independent Mixed Brigade
Watari Sakon
Activated 1944-4
Army General Staff

43 Independent Mixed Brigade
Shiba Nobutaka
Activated 1944-4 (Kuriles)
27 Army

Okinawa Air Group

Activated 1944-4
Navy General Staff

1 Convoy Headquarters
Ijuin Matsuji
Activated 1944-4-8
Navy General Staff

6 Convoy Headquarters
Kajioka Sadamichi
Activated 1944-4-8
Navy General Staff

AK Sagamigawa Maru

Completed 1944-4-15
Navy General Staff
Mined 1945-5-7 north of Karatsu, Japan
SS I-55
Completed 1944-4-20 (Kure)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1944-7-28 off Tinian by Reynolds and Wyman
AO Amahi Maru

Completed 1944-4-20
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-9-24 at Manila
AK Ejiri Maru

Completed 1944-4-24
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-10-26 by Lapon off Luzon
AK Daihaku Maru

Completed 1944-4-28
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-10-26 by Drum north of Luzon
DE Matsu

Completed 1944-4-28 (Maizuru)     

Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft and gunfire 1944-8-4 50 miles northwest of Chichi-jima
AK Daishin Maru

Completed 1944-4-30
Navy General Staff
Sunk in collision 1945-5-19 north of Tsushima
AK Araosan Maru

Completed 1944-4-30      
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-4-6 by Hardhead in Gulf of Siam
50 Division
Ishimoto Sadanao
Activated 1944-5 (Formosa)
10 Area Army


2 Parachute Brigade

Activated 1944-5 Army General Staff

28 Base Force
Senda Sadatoshi
Activated 1944-5 (Biak)
9 Fleet

Or 28 Special Base Force
3 Maritime Escort Force
Nakamura Motoji
Activated 1944-5
Navy General Staff

44 Independent Mixed Brigade
Kitagawa Kazuo
Activated 1944-5 (Okinawa)
Army General Staff

45 Independent Mixed Brigade
Miyazaki Takeshi
Activated 1944-5 (Formosa)
Army General Staff

51 Independent Mixed Brigade
Ijuin Kanenobu
Activated 1944-5 (Caroline Islands)
31 Army


52 Independent Mixed Brigade
Watanabe Masao
Activated 1944-5 (Caroline Islands)
31 Army


Kofuji Air Group

Activated 1944-5
Navy General Staff

13 Air Group

Activated 1944-5
Navy General Staff

AK Esashi Maru

Completed 1944-5-7
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-11-19 off Luzon
SC Ch-61

Completed 1944-5-8
Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft 1945-1-9 off Takao
LS T-1

Completed 1944-5-10     
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-6-27 off Palau
PB Chiburi

Completed 1944-5-13 (Tsurumi) Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft 1945-1-12 off Cap St Jacques
AO Jakaruta Maru

Completed 1944-5-15
Navy General Staff

DD Kiyoshimo

Completed 1944-5-15 (Uraga) Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1944-12-26 by PT-223 south of Manila
61 Air Flotilla
Uwano Keizo
Activated 1944-5-15
Navy General Staff

AK Tatsuhiro Maru

Completed 1944-5-18
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-10-5 by Cod in Mindoro Strait
AK Edogawa Maru

Completed 1944-5-20     
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-11-17 by Sunfish in East China Sea
SS I-362
Completed 1944-5-23 (Mitsubishi-Kobe)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1945-1-13 off Truk by Fleming
SS I-361

Completed 1944-5-25 (Kure)      

Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1945-5-30 off Okinawa by aircraft from Anzio
DD Fuyuzuki
Completed 1944-5-25 (Maizuru) Navy General Staff
History.
AK Kizan Maru

Completed 1944-5-27
Navy General Staff

AK Nakagawa Maru

Completed 1944-5-28
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-5-6 in Korea Straits
DMS W-34

Completed 1944-5-29
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-5-21 off Kepulauan by Chub
SC Ch-55

Completed 1944-5-31
Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft 1944-9-12 off Cebu
DMS W-39

Completed 1944-5-31
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-7-20 off Korea by Threadfin
AO Kenjo Maru

Completed 1944-5-31
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-12-7 by Segundo and Razorback north of Luzon
SS Ro-49
Completed 1944-5-44 (Tamano) Navy General Staff
History. SAunk 1945-5-5 off Okinawa by Hudson
102 Division
Fukei Shinpei
Activated 1944-6 (Philippines)
Southern Army
Created from 31 Independent Mixed Brigade.
Square division 77 Brigade.
15 Special Base Force
Ichioka Hisashi
Activated 1944-6 (Prai, Malaya)
Navy General Staff

38 Independent Mixed Brigade
Kijima Kesao
Activated 1944-6 (Solomon Islands)
Army General Staff

50 Independent Mixed Brigade
Kitamura Katsuzo
Activated 1944-6 (Caroline Islands)
31 Army


53 Independent Mixed Brigade
Yamaguchi Takeo
Activated 1944-6 (Palau)
31 Army


54 Independent Mixed Brigade
Hojo Takichi
Activated 1944-6 (Philippines)
Southern Army

55 Independent Mixed Brigade
Suzuki Tetsuzo
Activated 1944-6 (Philippines)
Southern Army

PB Yashiro
Completed 1944-6-3 (Hitachi-Sakurajima)       Navy General Staff
History.
DE Momo

Completed 1944-6-10 (Maizuru)     Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1944-12-15 by Hawkbill off Luzon
DMS W-38

Completed 1944-6-10
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-11-20 off Formosa by Atule
AK Daiiku Maru

Completed 1944-6-10
Navy General Staff

AK Jintsugawa Maru

Completed 1944-6-10
Navy General Staff

AK Daiko Maru

Completed 1944-6-13
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-8-10 at Rashin
SS I-364
Completed 1944-6-14 (Mitsubishi-Kobe)       Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1944-9-15 off Yokosuka by Sea Devil
LS T-4
Completed 1944-6-15 Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-8-4 off Chichi Jima
2 Air Fleet
Fukudome Shigeru
Activated 1944-6-15 (Takao)
Navy General Staff

DE Take

Completed 1944-6-16 (Yokosuka)     
Navy General Staff
History.
AK Daitoku Maru

Completed 1944-6-18
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-11-13 off Manila
AK Hoei Maru

Completed 1944-6-21
Navy General Staff

AK Eiji Maru

Completed 1944-6-21
Navy General Staff
Mined 1944-9-6 off Takao
AK Arisan Maru

Completed 1944-6-22     
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-10-24 by Snook 200 miles northwest of Luzon
LS T-2

Completed 1944-6-25
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-8-5 off Chichi Jima
DE Ume

Completed 1944-6-28 (Osaka)
Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft 1945-1-31 off Formosa
LS T-3

Completed 1944-6-29
Navy General Staff
Grounded 1944-9-14 off Mindanao
AK Nichiyu Maru #2

Completed 1944-6-30
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-1-21 off Takao
SC Ch-63

Completed 1944-6-30
Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1945-3-26 off Andaman Islands by Volage, Vigilant, and Virago
73 Division
Kawada Suesaburo
Activated 1944-10 (Kokuba)
Army General Staff
Never left Japan
100 Division
Harada Jiro
Activated 1944-7 (Mindanao)
Southern Army
Created from 30 Independent Mixed Brigade. Destroyed on Mindanao
103 Division
Muraoka Yoshitake
Activated 1944-7 (Luzon) Southern Army
Created from 32 Independent Mixed Brigade. Square division consisting of 79 Brigade and 80 Brigade
105 Division
Tsuda Yoshitake
Activated 1944-7 (Luzon) Southern Army
Created from 33 Independent Mixed Brigade. Destroyed on Luzon.
107 Division
Abe Koichi
Activated 1944-7 (Manchuria)
Kwantung_Defense_Army


108 Division
Iwai Torajiro
Activated 1944-7 (Manchuria)
3 Area Army


111 Division
Iwasaki Tamio
Activated 1944-7 (Manchuria) Kwantung Army

115 Division
Sugiura Eikichi
Activated 1944-7 (China)
12 Army


117 Division
Suzuki Hiraku
Activated 1944-7 (China) Kwantung_Defense_Army
Redeployed to Korea 1945-7
39 Independent Mixed Brigade
Ito Takeo
Activated 1944-7 (New Britain)
Army General Staff

40 Independent Mixed Brigade
Sakamoto Sueo
Activated 1944-7 (Kavieng) 17 Army


57 Independent Mixed Brigade
Endo Shinichi
Activated 1944-7 (Celebes)
2 Army


Iwo Jima Air Group

Activated 1944-7
Navy General Staff

Kochi Air Group

Activated 1944-7
Navy General Staff

Mariana Air Group

Activated 1944-7
Navy General Staff

Philippine Air Group

Activated 1944-7
Navy General Staff

Taiwan Air Group

Activated 1944-7
Navy General Staff

PB Kusagaki

Completed 1944-7-1 (Tsurumi)       Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1944-8-7 off Manila by Guitarro
AK Eiman Maru

Completed 1944-7-2
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-1-12 off French Indochina
34 Army
Sano Tadayoshi
Activated 1944-7-3 (China)
China Expeditionary Army


AK Daibin Maru

Completed 1944-7-5
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-10-4 by Flasher off Iba
4 Armored Division
Nagura Shiori
Activated 1944-7-6 (Chiba)
Eastern District Army

"Hagane" ("Steel") Division
SS I-363
Completed 1944-7-8 (Kure)       Navy General Staff
History.
112 Division
Nakamura Jizio
Activated 1944-7-8 (Manchuria) 3 Army

SS I-47
Completed 1944-7-10 (Sasebo)       Navy General Staff
History.
131 Air Group

Activated 1944-7-10
3 Air Fleet

24 reconnaissance aircraft
24 night fighters
3 Air Fleet
Kira Shunichi
Activated 1944-7-10 (Japan)
Navy General Staff

36 Army
Uemura Toshimichi
Activated 1944-7-15 (Urawa: 139.64E 35.87N)
Army General Staff
Comprised of 81 and 93 Divisions and 1 and 4 Armored Divisions.
DMS W-41

Completed 1944-7-17
Navy General Staff
Beached and abandoned near Takao after air attack 1945-1-4
DE Kuwa

Completed 1944-7-25 (Osaka) Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by gunfire 1944-12-3 off Ormoc
SC Ch-56

Completed 1944-7-26
Navy General Staff
History.
35 Army
Suzuki Sosaku
Activated 1944-7-26 (Philippines)
14 Area Army


SS Ro-50
Completed 1944-7-31 (Tamano) Navy General Staff
History.
33 Special Base Force
Harada Kaku
Activated 1944-8 (Cebu)
Navy General Staff

7 Convoy Headquarters
Matsuyama Mitsuharu
Activated 1944-8
Navy General Staff

61 Independent Mixed Brigade
Tajima Hikotaro
Activated 1944-8
14 Area Army

70 Independent Mixed Brigade
Oda Masato
Activated 1944-8 (Indochina)
Army General Staff

Takuma Air Group

Activated 1944-8
Navy General Staff

SS I-365
Completed 1944-8-1 (Yokosuka) Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1944-11-28 off Yokosuka by Scabbardfish
332 Air Group

Activated 1944-8-1
2 Naval District

48 interceptors
16 reconnaissance seaplanes
SS I-366
Completed 1944-8-3 (Mitsubishi-Kobe)       Navy General Staff
History.
PB Hiburi

Completed 1944-8-4 (Hitachi-Sakurajima)       Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1944-8-22 off Manila by Harder
CV Unryu

Completed 1944-8-6 (Yokosuka)

Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed by Redfish on 1944-12-19 200nm SE of Shanghai
PB Shonan

Completed 1944-8-7 (Hitachi-Sakurajima)       Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1945-2-25 off Hainan by Hoe
SS I-56
Completed 1944-8-8 (Yokosuka)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1945-4-18 off Okinawa by Collett, Heermann, McCord, Mertz, Uhlmann and aircraft from Bataan
Training Air Army
Sugawara Michio
Activated 1944-8-8
Army General Staff
Redesignated 6 Air Army on 1944-12-26
CV Amagi

Completed 1944-8-10 (Nagasaki)      

Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft on 1945-7-24 off Kure
DE Maki

Completed 1944-8-10 (Maizuru)     Navy General Staff
History.
352 Air Group

Activated 1944-8-10
3 Naval District

48 interceptors
12 night fighters
Also known as Kusanagi ("Heavenly Grass-mowing Sword") Air Group
LS T-8

Completed 1944-8-13
Navy General Staff
Sunk by gunfire 1944-12-24 off Chichi Jima
DE Kiri

Completed 1944-8-14 (Yokosuka)      Navy General Staff
History.
AO Eikyo Maru

Completed 1944-8-15
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed by Dace and beached 1944-10-14 on Labuan.
SS I-367
Completed 1944-8-15 (Mitsubishi-Kobe)       Navy General Staff
History.
LS T-7

Completed 1944-8-15
Navy General Staff
Sunk by gunfire 1944-12-27 near 141.3E 24.8N
LS T-6

Completed 1944-8-19
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-11-25 at Balanacan
AO Einin Maru

Completed 1944-8-19
Navy General Staff

AO Daimei Maru

Completed 1944-8-24
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-11-3 by Gurnard 200 miles northwest of Miri
DE Sugi

Completed 1944-8-25 (Osaka) Navy General Staff
History.
SS I-368
Completed 1944-8-25 (Yokosuka)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1945-2-27 off Iwo Jima by aircraft from Anzio
6 Area Army
Okabe Naosaburu
Activated 1944-8-25 (China)
China Expeditionary Army

Comprised of 11 and 20 Armies
LS T-9

Completed 1944-8-28
Navy General Staff

AO Daishu Maru

Completed 1944-8-28
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-4-29 by Cero off Kamaishi
AO Enryaku Maru

Completed 1944-8-31
Navy General Staff

LS T-10

Completed 1944-9
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-11-25 at Balanacan
66 Division
Kitagawa Kazuo
Activated 1944-9 (Formosa) 10 Area Army

114 Division
Nakashiro Toyojiro
Activated 1944-9 (China)
1 Army


118 Division
Uchida Ginnosuke
Activated 1944-9 (China) North China Area Army


119 Division
Shiozawa Seisen
Activated 1944-9 (Manchuria) 4 Army

3 Imperial Guards Division
Hayashi Yoshitaro
Activated 1944-9 (Tokyo)
Army General Staff
Never saw combat
31 Air Group

Activated 1944-9
Navy General Staff

AO Eiwa Maru

Completed 1944-9-3
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-11-13 off Manila
SS I-370
Completed 1944-9-4 (Mitsubishi-Kobe)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1945-2-26 off Iwo Jima by Finnegan
AO Tamon Maru #15

Completed 1944-9-5
Navy General Staff
Mined 1945-1-26 off Hone Cape, French Indochina
SS I-48
Completed 1944-9-5 (Sasebo)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1945-1-23 off Yap by Conklin, Corbesier and Raby
DE Momi

Completed 1944-9-7 (Yokosuka)    
Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft 1945-1-5 off Manila
SS I-58
Completed 1944-9-7 (Yokosuka)       Navy General Staff
History.
AO Ebara Maru

Completed 1944-9-8
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-10-25 by Tang in Taiwan Strait.
PB Daito
Completed 1944-9-11 (Hitachi-Sakurajima)       Navy General Staff
History.
5 Maritime Escort Force
Yoshitomi Setsuzo
Activated 1944-9-13?
Navy General Staff

LS T-5

Completed 1944-9-14
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-9-14 off Mindanao
AO Asokawa Maru

Completed 1944-9-14
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-3-28 near Cam Ranh
210 Air Group

Activated 1944-9-15
3 Air Fleet

48 carrier fighters
48 interceptors
12 night fighters
24 land reconnaissance aircraft
24 carrier bombers
24 carriera ttack aircraft
Initially a training unit.
AK Daiga Maru

Completed 1944-9-17     
Navy General Staff

AO Yamamura Maru

Completed 1944-9-20
Navy General Staff
Converted to dry cargo 1945-3-15
AO Enki Maru

Completed 1944-9-22
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-1-31 by Boarfish off An Nhon, French Indochina
AO Asakasan Maru

Completed 1944-9-22
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-11-18 by Peto 100 miles southwest of Korea
AO Daito Maru

Completed 1944-9-26
Navy General Staff
Converted to dry cargo 1945-3. Sunk by aircraft 1945-8-9 off Rashin.
AO Yamazono Maru

Completed 1944-9-28
Navy General Staff
Converted to dry cargo 1945-2-15
AK Yuzan Maru #2

Completed 1944-9-29
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 194-11-15 by Jack 40 miles southwest of Cana, French Indochina
AO Awakawa Maru
Completed 1944-9-30 Navy General Staff

DE Kaya

Completed 1944-9-30 (Maizuru)     Navy General Staff
History.
SS Ro-55
Completed 1944-9-30 (Tamano) Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1945-2-7 off Iba by Thomason
DE Kashi

Completed 1944-9-30 (Osaka) Navy General Staff
History.
DE Hinoki

Completed 1944-9-30 (Yokosuka)     Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by gunfire 1945-1-7 off Manila
4 Air Fleet
Toshihara
Activated 1944-10 (Philippines)
Navy General Staff

Southwest Area Fleet Land Based Air Force
Fukudome Shigeru
Activated 1944-10
Southwest Area Fleet


84 Division
Ogura Tatsuji
Activated 1944-10 (Matsuda: 139.12E 35.34N)
Army General Staff
Never left Japan
Malaya Air Group

Activated 1944-10
Navy General Staff

Matsushima Air Group

Activated 1944-10
Navy General Staff

951 Air Group

Activated 1944-10
Navy General Staff

721 Air Group

Activated 1944-10-1
2 Air Fleet

Kamikaze unit equipped with MXY7 Oka
20 Air Flotilla
Asaakira Kuni
Activated 1944-10-1
Navy General Staff

SS I-371
Completed 1944-10-2 (Mitsubishi-Kobe)       Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1945-2-24 off Bungo Suido by Lagarto
PB Okinawa

Completed 1944-10-3 (Tsurumi) Navy General Staff
History. Sunk by aircraft 1945-7-30 at Maizuru
AO Daietsu Maru

Completed 1944-10-6
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-1-31 by Boarfish and finished off by aircraft off French Indochina
AO Ohtsusan Maru

Completed 1944-10-6
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-1-12 25 miles northeast of Binh Dinh, French Indochina
SS I-369
Completed 1944-10-9 (Yokosuka)       Navy General Staff
History.
CV Katsuragi

Completed 1944-10-15 (Kure)

Navy General Staff
History.
AO Ojikasan Maru

Completed 1944-10-15
Navy General Staff
Converted to dry cargo 1945-3-20. Torpedoed 1945-6-13 by Bonefish off Inchon,
PB Ukuru

Completed 1944-10-16 (Tsurimi)      

Navy General Staff
History.
AO Daiei Maru

Completed 1944-10-18
Navy General Staff
Mined 1945-6-3 off Shimonoseki
AO Akikawa Maru

Completed 1944-10-18     
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-12-2 by Sea Devil off Shichito Islands, Japan
AO Dairetsu Maru

Completed 1944-10-20
Navy General Staff
Converted to dry cargo 1945-2-28.
AO Shinyu Maru

Completed 1944-10-23
Navy General Staff

SC Ch-57

Completed 1944-10-28     
Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1945-6-12 off Sabang by Tarter, Eskimo, and Nubian
DE Kaede

Completed 1944-10-30 (Yokosuka)   
Navy General Staff
History.
AO Enkei Maru

Completed 1944-10-30
Navy General Staff

AK Eiryaku Maru

Completed 1944-10-31
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-7-14 off Muroran. Salvaged postwar (1947)
AO Eisho Maru

Completed 1944-10-31
Navy General Staff

120 Division
Yanagawa Shinichi
Activated 1944-11 (Manchuria)
Kwantung Army
Redeployed to Korea 1945-4
19 Depot Division
Ota Sadaaki
Activated 1944-11 (Korea)
Korea Army


1 Airborne Raiding Group
Tsukada Rikichi
Activated 1944-11
Army General Staff

Urato Air Group
Beppu Akitomo
Activated 1944-11
Navy General Staff

LS T-13

Completed 1944-11-1
Navy General Staff

PB Kume

Completed 1944-11-3 (Hitachi-Sakurajima)       Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1945-1-28 off Tsingtao by Spadefish
AO Engen Maru

Completed 1944-11-3
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-2-6 by Pampanito 260 miles south of Saigon
LS T-11

Completed 1944-11-5
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1944-12-7 off Leyte
SS I-372

Completed 1944-11-8 (Yokosuka)       Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1945-7-18 at Yokosuka by aircraft
AK Eitoku Maru

Completed 1944-11-8
Navy General Staff

LS T-12

Completed 1944-11-11     
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-12-13 off Takao by Pintado
AO Daigyo Maru

Completed 1944-11-12
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-2-7 by Guavina 150 miles northeast of Dungun, Malaya
AK Meishu Maru

Completed 1944-11-14
Navy General Staff
Mined 1945-8-15 in Kanmon Strait, Japan
SS Ro-56
Completed 1944-11-15 (Tamano) Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1945-4-9 off Okinawa by Mertz and Monssen
PB Ikuna
Completed 1944-11-15 (Hitachi-Sakurajima)       Navy General Staff
History.
101 Escort Squadron
Shibuya Shiro
Activated 1944-11-15
Navy General Staff
Deactivated 1945-3-25
AO Encho Maru

Completed 1944-11-16
Navy General Staff
Converted to dry cargo 1945-4-4
SSA Ha-101

Completed 1944-11-22 (Kawasaki-Tanagawa)      

Navy General Staff
History.
DE Sakura

Completed 1944-11-25 (Yokosuka)    
Navy General Staff
History. Mined 1945-7-11 at Osaka
101 Air Flotilla
Yamada Sadayoshi
Activated 1944-11-25
Navy General Staff

PB Shinnan
Completed 1944-11-26 (Uraga-Tokyo) Navy General Staff
History.
DE Nara

Completed 1944-11-26 (Osaka) Navy General Staff
History.
53 Air Training Division
Kinoshita Isamu
Activated 1944-11-27 (Japan)
Army General Staff
Redesignated 53 Air Division in 1945.
AO Oesan Maru

Completed 1944-11-28
Navy General Staff

AO Shingi Maru

Completed 1944-11-29
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-5-6 in Inland Sea
CV Shinano

Partially completed 1944-11-29
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1944-11-29 by Archerfish while still incomplete and under way between shipyards
AO Tamon Maru #16

Completed 1944-11-30     
Navy General Staff
Mined 1945-8-12 100 miles northwest of Iki Tettoshiima, Japan
DE Tsubaki

Completed 1944-11-30 (Maizuru)   
Navy General Staff
History.
CL Sakawa

Completed 1944-11-30 (Sasebo) Navy General Staff
History.
AO Hario

Completed 1944-12
Navy General Staff
Mined 1945-3-3 off Hainan
8 Maritime Escort Force
Yoshitomi Setsuzo
Activated 1944-12
Navy General Staff

58 Independent Mixed Brigade
Sato Bunzo
Activated 1944-12 (Philippines)
14 Area Army


72 Independent Mixed Brigade
Yamamoto Tsunoru
Activated 1944-12 (Burma)
33 Army


11 Air Group

Activated 1944-12
Navy General Staff

903 Air Group
Nomoto Tameki
Activated 1944-12
Navy General Staff

SSA Ha-104
Completed 1944-12-1 (Kawasaki-Tanagawa)       Navy General Staff
History.
PB Yaku
Completed 1944-12-5 (Uraga-Tokyo) Navy General Staff
History. Torpedoed 1945-2-23 near 109.5E 12.7N by Hammerhead
AO Yamazawa Maru

Completed 1944-12-6
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-1-21 off Takao
SSA Ha-102
Completed 1944-12-6 (Mitsubishi-Kobe)       Navy General Staff
History.
AO Tatsuyo Maru

Completed 1944-12-7
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-1-8 by Barb 30 miles northwest of Taichung, Formosa.
1 Escort Fleet
Kishi Kikuji
Activated 1944-12-10
Combined Fleet
Comprised of 101, 102, 103, 104, and 105 Escort Squadrons
AK Eiso Maru

Completed 1944-12-11
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-6-16 off Muroran
AK Eiroko Maru

Completed 1944-12-13
Navy General Staff

DE Keyaki

Completed 1944-12-15 (Yokosuka)  
Navy General Staff
History.
SSA Ha-106
Completed 1944-12-15 (Kawasaki-Tanagawa)       Navy General Staff
History.
631 Air Group

Activated 1944-12-15
Navy General Staff

SS I-13 

Completed 1944-12-16 (Kawasaki-Kobe)      

Navy General Staff
History. Sunk 1945-7-16 off Yokosuka by Lawrence C. Taylor and aircraft from Anzio
LS T-14

Completed 1944-12-18
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-1-15 off Takao
LS T-15

Completed 1944-12-20
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-1-17 off Kagoshima by Tautog
DD Hanazuki
Completed 1944-12-26 (Maizuru) Navy General Staff
History.
DD Haruzuki
Completed 1944-12-28 (Sasebo) Navy General Staff
History.
AK Kozan Maru #2

Completed 1944-12-29
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-5-6 off Mokpo, Korea
AK Daiman Maru #1

Completed 1944-12-30     
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-1-24 by Atule in Yellow Sea
SS I-400

Completed 1944-12-30 (Kure)      

Navy General Staff
History.
AO Dainan Maru

Completed 1944-12-30
Navy General Staff
Sunk by aircraft 1945-5-5 25 miles east of Ikijima, Japan
AO Toyohi Maru

Completed 1944-12-30
Navy General Staff
Torpedoed 1945-5-4 by Tinosa 250 miles southeast of Hong Kong
LS T-16

Completed 1944-12-31
Navy General Staff

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