Commanders
- Commander in chief
| Rank | Name | Date | Note | |
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| 1 | Vice-Admiral | Kakuji Kakuta | 1 June 1943 | KIA on 2 August 1944. |
| x | vacant post | 3 August 1944 | (after unnoticed death of Vice-Admiral Kakuta) | |
| 2 | Vice-Admiral | Kinpei Teraoka | 7 August 1944 | |
| 3 | Vice-Admiral | Takijirō Ōnishi | 20 October 1944 | |
| 4 | Vice-Admiral | Kiyohide Shima | 10 May 1945 | |
| x | disbanded | 15 June 1945 |
- Chief of Staff
| Rank | Name | Date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Captain / Rear-Admiral | Yoshitake Miwa | 1 June 1943 | KIA on 2 August 1944. Posthumly promoted to Rear-Admiral on same day. |
| x | vacant post | 3 August 1944 | (After unnoticed death of Captain Miwa) | |
| 2 | Captain | Toshihiko Odawara | 7 August 1944 | |
| 3 | Rear-Admiral | Tomozō Kikuchi | 1 January 1945 | |
| 4 | Rear-Admiral | Tasuku Nakazawa | 10 May 1945 | |
| x | disbanded | 15 June 1945 |
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Admiral Chuichi Nagumo (Commander-in-Chief, 1st Carrier Division)
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Vice Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi (2nd Carrier Division)
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Vice Admiral Kakuji Kakuta (4th Carrier Division - from 1941)
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Vice Admiral Chuichi Hara (5th Carrier Division)
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Vice Admiral Gunichi Mikawa (3rd Battleship Division)
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Vice Admiral Sentaro Omori (1st Destroyer Squadron)
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Vice Admiral Shigeyoshi Miwa (3rd Submarine Squadron)
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Vice Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka (Chief of staff, 1st Air Fleet)
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Rear Admiral Tomeo Kaku(2nd Carrier Division: Hiryu)
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Rear Admiral Ryusaku Yanagimoto (2nd Carrier Division: Soryu)
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