2nd Carrier Division (Imperial Japanese Navy)

Second Carrier Division
Aircraft on the carriers Sōryū and Hiryū prepare to launch to attack Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
Active	November 15, 1934 – July 10, 1944
Country	Empire of Japan
Allegiance	Axis Powers of World War II
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Type	Naval aviation unit
Role	Aircraft carrier support
Engagements	Attack on Pearl Harbor Battle of Wake Island Bombing of Darwin Indian Ocean Raid Battle of Midway Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands Battle of the Philippine Sea
Commanders
Notable commanders	Yamaguchi Tamon Kakuji Kakuta

The Second Carrier Division (第二航空戦隊, Dai Ni Kōkū sentai, Ni Kōsen) was an aircraft carrier unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy's First Air Fleet. At the beginning of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, the Second Carrier Division consisted of the fleet carriers Sōryū and Hiryū. Both carriers were sunk at the Battle of Midway in June 1942 and were replaced by Jun'yō and Ryūjō.