Combined Fleet

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Combined Fleet
聯合艦隊 (Rengō Kantai)
Rising Sun Flag
Active	1894–1945
Country	Empire of Japan
Allegiance	Emperor of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Type	Sea-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Engagements	First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War World War I Second Sino-Japanese War World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Tōgō Heihachirō Isoroku Yamamoto
Insignia
Identification symbol	Imperial Seal of Japan and Seal of the Imperial Japanese Navy

The Combined Fleet (聯合艦隊, Rengō Kantai) was the main sea-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Until 1933, the Combined Fleet was not a permanent organization, but a temporary force formed for the duration of a conflict or major naval maneuvers from various units normally under separate commands in peacetime.