8th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
Fleet · Japan · from July 14, 1942
Fought in Solomon Islands campaign Wikipedia
Movements
- January 23, 1942 – August 1945 New Guinea campaign
- August 8–9, 1942 Battle of Savo Island
- August 25 – September 7, 1942 Battle of Milne Bay
- October 11–12, 1942 Battle of Cape Esperance
- November 13–15, 1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
- November 30, 1942 Battle of Tassafaronga
- December 15, 1942 – January 23, 1943 Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse
- January 14 – February 7, 1943 Operation Ke
- March 2–4, 1943 Battle of the Bismarck Sea
- June 30, 1943 – March 20, 1944 Operation Cartwheel