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Rear-Admiral Matsuji Ijuin
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DD Akigumo (force flagship)
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DD IsokazeCommanding officer: Captain Toshio Miyazaki
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DD Kazegumo
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DD Yugumo (sunk)
- "The Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941-1945)" by P. Dull
- "Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945" by J. Rohwer & G. Hummelchen
- "Japanese Destroyer Captain" by T. Hara