Commander of Combined Fleet1937
Appointed Commander of the Combined Fleet
Historical person
Jisaburo Ozawa Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jisaburo Ozawa, based on 14 World History Database records associated with Japan.
14 records1937–194411 events2 places
Chronological biography
1937
1941
Capture of Japan1941
Commands the naval forces which capture the Dutch East Indies
1942
Commander in Chief1942
Appointed Commander in Chief, 3rd Fleet
Commander in Chief1942
Appointed Commander in Chief, 3rd Fleet
1944
Vice Chief-NGS1944
Appointed Vice Chief of Naval General Staff
Vice Chief-NGS1944
Appointed Vice Chief of Naval General Staff
Battle of the Philippine Sea19 June 1944
Ozawa commits the Mobile Fleet's carrier aircraft against the American Fifth Fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
Loss of Taiho and Shokaku19 June 1944
Ozawa loses fleet carriers Taiho and Shokaku to American submarines during the first day of the Philippine Sea battle.
Retreat from Philippine Sea20 June 1944
Ozawa withdraws after devastating aircraft losses and further carrier damage during the Battle of the Philippine Sea.
Battle of Phillipines23 October 1944
1st day of the Battle of the Phillipines
Northern Decoy Force24 October 1944
Ozawa leads the carrier force intended to draw the American Third Fleet north and away from Leyte Gulf.
Battle of Phillipines25 October 1944
Defeated by superior US naval forces
Battle off Cape Engano25 October 1944
Ozawa's carrier force functions as the decoy and suffers severe losses to American carrier aircraft off Cape Engano.
Loss of Zuikaku25 October 1944
Ozawa loses his flagship Zuikaku and other carriers to American air attacks off Cape Engano.
Titles and roles
Commander in Chief · Commander of Combined Fleet · Vice Admiral · Vice Chief-NGS
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.