Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (大日本帝國海軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun) was the navy of Japan before 1945. It was administered by the Ministry of the Navy of Japan and controlled by the Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff at Imperial General Headquarters.
Major actions
- Battle of Yalu River (1894) (Naval victory over the Chinese)
- Battle of Tsushima (1905 naval victory over the Russians)
- Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7th, 1941 attack on the USN Pacific Fleet)
- Battle of the Coral Sea (Narrow victory against the US Navy)
- Battle of Midway (IJN loses four carriers to USN aircraft attacks)
- Battle of Guadalcanal (Location of seven great IJN-USN battles)
- Battle of the Philippine Sea
- Battle of Leyte Gulf
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Medieval origins |
| ► | Modernization |
| ► | World War II |
| ► | Self-Defense Forces |
| ► | References |
| ► | Major actions |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
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