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Thanks to the generosity of the user Fontessa of the Axis History Forum I can publish his useful table, showing rank and billet names for various IJN commands.
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Surface Forces |
Air Forces |
Land Forces |
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Commander’s Name |
Commander’s Rank |
English Translation of the Commander’s Billet |
Ship the commander boarded |
Flag, carried by the ship |
English Translation of the Commander’s Billet |
English Translation of the Commander’s Billet |
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司令長官 Shirei Chokan |
大将 ADM (Only for the Combined Fleet) |
Fleet Commander |
旗艦 Flagship* |
大将旗 Admiral’s Flag |
一 |
一 |
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中将 VADM |
中将旗VADM’s Flag |
Air Fleet Commander Air Flotilla Commander |
SLNF (of Naval Distinct) Base Force Garrison Force |
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司令官 Shirei Kan |
少将 RADM |
Squadran Commander |
少将旗RADM’s Flag |
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Combined Air Group (Training) |
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司令 Shirei |
大佐 CAPT |
Division Commander |
司令駆逐艦 Lead Destroyer ** 司令潜水艦 Lead Submarine ** |
長旗 Commander’s Flag *** |
Air Group (Ground Support) Commander |
SNLF (Numbered) |
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Air Group (Training) Air Group (Land Based) Air Group (Numbered) Commander **** |
一 |
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艦長 Kancho |
大佐 CAPT |
Commander (Large Ships) |
一 |
一 |
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中佐 CDR /少佐 LCDR |
Commander (Medium Ships) |
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大尉 LT |
Commander (Small Ships) |
一 |
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隊長 Taicho |
一 |
一 |
一 |
Auxiliary Air Group (Numbered) Commander***** |
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Notes:
* Only the ships, ADM, VADM, and RADM boarded, were called “旗艦 Flagship”.
** In Destroyer Divisions, Submarine Divisions, etc-, ships, commanders boarded, were called “司令駆逐艦 Lead Destroyer”, “司令潜水艦 Lead Submarine”, etc.
*** The Division Commander ships raised Commanding Flags.
**** 第xxx海軍航空隊 xxxth Naval Air Group.
***** 攻撃/戰闘/偵祭xxx特設飛行隊 Attack/Flight/Reconnaissance xxxth Auxiliary Air Group, or Specially Established Air Unit (=Hikotai).
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