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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= 601st Naval Air Group
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|caption=Nakajima B6N1 "12-382", Spring in 1944.
|dates= February 15, 1944 – postwar.
|country={{Flagicon|Empire of Japan}} Empire of Japan
|allegiance=Empire of Japan
|branch={{Flagicon|Empire of Japan|naval}} Imperial Japanese Navy
|type= Naval aviation unit
|role= Fighter, interceptor fighter, bomber, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance
|size=225 aircraft (initial)
|command_structure=3rd Fleet
1st Carrier Division
3rd Air Fleet
|garrison= Atsugi, Japan
Seletar, Singapore
Aircraft carrier Taihō
Katori, Japan
Hyakuri, Japan
Kokubu, Japan
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|equipment=A6M Type 0 "Zeke"
N1K1-J Shiden "George"
D4Y Suisei "Judy"
B6N Tenzan "Jill"
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|battles= World War II- Battle of the Philippine Sea
- Battle of Iwo Jima
- Battle of Okinawa
- Air raids on Japan
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|identification_symbol= Until 9 July 1944
311 or 11; Aircraft carrier Taihō
312 or 12; Aircraft carrier Zuikaku
313 or 13; Aircraft carrier Shōkaku
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|identification_symbol_2=And after 10 July 1944
601
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}}The {{nihongo|601st Naval Air Group|第六〇一海軍航空隊|Dai Roku-Maru-Hito Kaigun Kōkūtai}} was a carrier air group (later converted to airbase garrison unit) of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific campaign of World War II. Structure- Higher unit
- 3rd Fleet (15 February 1944–9 July 1944)
- 1st Carrier Division (10 July 1944–9 February 1945)
- 3rd Air Fleet (10 February 1945–postwar.)
- Lower unit
- 161st Fighter Squadron (10 July 1944–15 November 1944)
- 162nd Fighter Squadron (10 July 1944–15 November 1944)
- 308th Fighter Squadron (20 February 1945–postwar.)
- 310th Fighter Squadron (20 February 1945–postwar.)
- 402nd Fighter Squadron (5 March 1945–20 April 1945)
- 1st Attack Squadron (20 February 1945–postwar.)
- 161st Attack Squadron (10 July 1944–15 November 1944)
- 254th Attack Squadron (20 February 1945–5 March 1945)
- 262nd Attack Squadron (10 July 1944–14 November 1944)
- 61st Reconnaissance Squadron (10 July 1944–15 November 1944)
- Commanding officers
- Commander Toshiie Irisa (15 February 1944–KIA 19 June 1944, posthumously promoted to Rear-Admiral on same day.)
- Vacant post (20 June 1944–9 July 1944)
- Captain Shōichi Suzuki (10 July 1944–14 February 1945)
- Captain Toshikazu Sugiyama (15 February 1945–postwar.)
Bibliography- Shin-Jinbutsuoraisha Co., Ltd., Tōkyō, Japan.
- Kingendaishi Hensankai, Military history of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Groups and Imperial Japanese Army Flying Regiments, 2001, {{ISBN|4-404-02945-4}}.
- Rekishi Dokuhon, Document of the war No. 48 Overview of Imperial Japanese Navy Admirals, 1999, {{ISBN|4-404-02733-8}}.
- The Japanese Modern Historical Manuscripts Association, Organizations, structures and personnel affairs of the Imperial Japanese Army & Navy, University of Tokyo Press, Tōkyō, Japan, 1971, {{ISBN|978-4-13-036009-8}}.
- Rekishi Gunzō, History of Pacific War, Gakken, Tōkyō, Japan.
- Vol. 13, Shōkaku class aircraft carrier, 1997, {{ISBN|4-05-601426-4}}.
- Vol. 22, Aircraft carrier Taihō / Shinano, 1999, {{ISBN|4-05-602062-0}}.
- Extra, Perfect guide, The aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy & Army, 2003, {{ISBN|4-05-603055-3}}.
- Bunrin-Dō Co., Ltd., Tōkyō, Japan.
- Famous airplanes of the world No. 69, Navy Carrier Dive-Bomber "Suisei", 1998, {{ISBN|4-89319-066-0}}.
- Koku-Fan Illustrated No. 42, Japanese Imperial Army & Navy Aircraft Color, Markig, 1988.
- Koku-Fan Illustrated Special, Japanese Military Aircraft Illustrated Vol. 2, "Bombers", 1982.
- Model Art, Model Art Co. Ltd., Tōkyō, Japan.
- No. 406, Special issue Camouflage & Markings of Imperial Japanese Navy Bombers in W.W.II, 1993.
- No. 458, Special issue Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force Suicide Attack Unit "Kamikaze", 1995.
- No. 553, Special issue I.J.N. Carrier Attack Bomber, 2000.
- Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (http://www.jacar.go.jp/english/index.html){{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, National Archives of Japan, Tōkyō, Japan.
- Reference Code: C08051771200, Transition table of formation of Imperial Japan Navy Air Units (special establishment) during Pacific War, Japan Demobilization Agency, 1949.
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