The 10th Area Fleet was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy established during World War II as a result of IJN commands being isolated in the Philippines.
Admiral Shigeru Fukudome, CIC of the IJN 10th Area Fleet
Southwest Area Fleet
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The Southwest Area Fleet was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy established during World War II.
10th Area Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
…the 1st Southern Expeditionary Fleet based in Singapore was named commander in chief of the newly created Tenth Area Fleet on 1 February 1944. As the Southwest Area Fleet command staff was isolated in the Philippines, a new command structure was necessary to direct the 1st and 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet, and the…
Ibou Takahashi
Takasu Shirō
Gunichi Mikawa