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KE operation - Kiska evacuation 1943/07
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1st Phase
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CA Naci, Maja
DD Hibiki, Usugumo, Shimakaze,
DesRon4: Samidare DesDiv10: Jugumo, Akigumo, Kazegumo

DesRon1:
RAdm Masatomi Kimura
CL Kiso, Abukuma
DD 10:
DesDiv21: Hacushimo, Wakaba
DesDiv9: Asagumo
AO 1

43/07/07 departed Paramushiro to Kiska
43/07/12 500 miles S of Kiska
43/07/13 350 miles S from Kiska - "bad weather" (sunny = bad for evacuation) > sail back to Paramushiro
43/07/18 back in Paramushiro

2nd Phase
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CL Tama
DD Usugumo,

Screen
Cap Shigetaka Amano (onboard Wakaba, from 07/26 onboard Shimakaze II)
CL Kiso, Abukuma
DD Hibiki, Akigumo, Kazegumo, Naganami, Shimakaze II/(GF from 07/26)
DesRon1/DesDiv9: Asagumo
DesRon1/DesDiv21 (Cap Shigetaka Amano): Wakaba/GF, Hacushimo
DesRon2: Samidare

Transport Group - TranGrp
DD Jugumo

PF Kunashiri
AO Nippon Maru

43/07/22 departed Paramushiru for Kiska
43/07/26 Wakaba, Kunashiri, Hacushimo and Naganami damaged by collision
Wakaba, Kunashiri detached back to Paramushiru
43/07/28 off Kiska - load troops from Kiska garrison
43/08/01 back in Paramushiru
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