China Area Fleet (Japanese Navy)

China Area Fleet 支那方面艦隊 Shina Homen Kantai, or CSF

Assignment

Commander-in-chief, China Area Fleet

no	date of appointment	rank	name	class	previous job	next job	note
1	20 Oct 1937	VADM	Hasegawa Kiyoshi	31st class, NA	CinC, 3rd Fleet	CinC, Yokosuka Distrcit
2	25 Apr 1938	VADM	Oikawa Koshiro	31st class, NA	Dir, NAC	CinC, Yokosuka Distrcit	15 Nov 1939 ADM
3	1 May 1940	VADM	Shimada Shigetaro	32nd class, NA	Att, NGS	CinC, Yokosuka Distrcit	15 Nov 1940 ADM
4	1 Sept 1941	VADM	Koga Mineichi	34th class, NA	CinC, 2nd Fleet	CinC, Yokosuka Distrcit	1 May 1942 ADM
5	10 Nov 1942	ADM	Yoshida Zengo	32nd class, NA	Military Councillor	Military Councillor
6	1 Dec 1943	ADM	Kondo Nobutake	35th class, NA	Military Councillor	Military Councillor
7	15 May 1945	VADM	Fukuda Ryozo	38th class, NA	Att, China Area Fleet HQ	Reserve	disbanded due to end of war

Chief of Staff, China Area Fleet

no	date of appointment	rank	name	class	previous job	next job	note
	23 Oct 1939	RADM	Inoue Shigeyoshi	37th class, NA	Att, NGS	Dir, NAC	15 Nov 1939 VADM
	1 Oct 1940
	16 Mar 1942	VADM	Tayui Minoru	39th class, NA	Att, China Area Fleet HQ	Att, NGS
	1 Sept 1943

Vice Chief of Staff

no	from	to	rank	name	class	previous job	next job	note
	5 Nov 1939	5 Mar 1941	RADM	Nakamura Toshihisa	39th class, NA	Att, China Area Fleet HQ	Att, NGS

Chief Paymaster

no	date of appointment	rank	name	class	previous job	next job	note
	12 Apr 1941	RADM(P)	Shirakami Kimitaro	2nd class, NPA	Chief, 1st Acct Crt	Chief, 1st Acct Ctr
	30 May 1941	CAPT(P)	Tamemoto Hiroatsu	3rd class, NPA	Chief, 1st Sect, Acct Bu, MoN	Chief, 1st Acct Ctr	15 Oct 1941 RADM(P)
	26 Dec 1941

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