Commanders of The IJN 6th Fleet
Commander in chief
| Rank | Name | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vice-Admiral | Noboru Hirata | 15 November 1940 | 21 July 1941 |
| 2 | Vice-Admiral | Mizumi Shimizu | 21 July 1941 | 16 March 1942 |
| 3 | Vice-Admiral | Marquis Teruhisa Komatsu | 16 March 1942 | 21 June 1943 |
| 4 | Vice-Admiral | Takeo Takagi | 21 June 1943 | 10 July 1944 |
| 5 | Vice-Admiral | Shigeyoshi Miwa | 10 July 1944 | 1 May 1945 |
| 6 | Vice-Admiral | Marquis Tadashige Daigo | 1 May 1945 | 15 September 1945 |
Chief of staff
| Rank | Name | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vice-Admiral | Hisashi Ichioka | 15 November 1940 | 6 January 1941 |
| 2 | Vice-Admiral | Hisashi Mito | 6 January 1941 | 22 October 1942 |
| 3 | Rear Admiral | Hisagoro Shimamoto | 22 October 1942 | 15 November 1943 |
| 4 | Rear Admiral | Kozo Nishina | 15 November 1943 | 21 December 1944 |
| 5 | Rear Admiral | Hankyu Sasaki | 21 December 1944 | 15 September 1945 |
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