5th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)

5th Fleet
5th Fleet
Active	1 February 1938—15 November 1939;; 25 July 1941—5 February 1945;
Country
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Engagements	Second Sino-Japanese War Hainan Island Operation; ; World War II (Pacific War) Aleutian Islands campaign Battle of the Komandorski Islands; ; ;
Battle honours	Pacific Theatre of World War II
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Nobutake Kondō

The 5th Fleet (第五艦隊, Dai-go Kantai) was a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, active during the early portions of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and again in World War II, primarily in the Aleutian campaign, during which it was augmented and designated the Northern Area Force.

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