Commander of Pacific Fleet
Appointed Commander of the Pacific Fleet after the attack on Pearl Harbour
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Chester Nimitz Biography and Timeline
Follow Chester Nimitz through 3 dated historical records for United States of America.
Chester Nimitz, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1941–1942Years on this page
1941
Commander of Pacific Fleet
Appointed Commander of the Pacific Fleet after the attack on Pearl Harbour
Role range: 1939-1945
1942
Battle of Midway
Provides the Japanese code which inform the Americans of the Japanese plans
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
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