After his return to Japan in early 1921, Sugiyama received his first command, that of the destroyer Yugure in November 1921, followed by Harukaze in November 1922. After graduation from the Naval Staff College in December 1922, he was promoted to lieutenant commander, and was captain of the destroyer Sanae in 1924. Sugiyama was promoted to commander in December 1926, and captain in December 1930, serving in various staff positions within the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff, and as an instructor at the Naval Staff College from 1930-1933. He returned to sea as captain of the cruiser Yura in June 1933, followed by the Aoba in November 1933, Yakumo in February 1934, and battleship Hyūga in September 1935.
From November 1936, Sugiyama was appointed Chief of Staff of the IJN 3rd Fleet, and was thus in a senior command position of Japanese naval forces in China during the early stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War. He was appointed to make a formal apology to the United States over the USS Panay incident in 1937.[2] Sugiyama rose to vice admiral on November 15, 1940. On July 5, 1941, Sugiyama was appointed Commander-in-chief of the IJN 3rd Fleet.
Following the start of the Pacific War, on January 3, 1942, Sugiyama accepted the post of commander in chief of the IJN 3rd Expeditionary Fleet. However, in December 1942, he returned to a shore position with the Naval Shipbuilding Command, of which he became Commandant from April 15, 1943 to November 4, 1944. He was subsequently commander of the Sasebo Naval District until the end of the war.
^Prados, John., Combined Fleet Decoded: The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II, ISBN0679437010, page 50.
Referencesedit
Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992). Encyclopedia of Military Biography. I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN1-85043-569-3.
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rokuzō, sugiyama, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 201. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rokuzō Sugiyama news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rokuzō Sugiyama 杉山 六蔵 Sugiyama Rokuzō 4 January 1890 6 June 1947 1 was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II Rokuzō SugiyamaSugiyama as captain of the cruiser YakumoBorn 1890 01 04 4 January 1890Tokyo JapanDied6 June 1947 1947 06 06 aged 57 1 Tokyo JapanAllegiance Empire of JapanService wbr branch Imperial Japanese NavyYears of service1910 1945RankVice AdmiralBattles warsWorld War II Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBiography editRokuzō Sugiyama was born in Tokyo as the son of a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce Sugimoto was a graduated of the 38th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in July 1910 ranked second in his class of 147 cadets As a midshipman he served on the cruisers Kasagi and Tone and as a sub lieutenant on the battleship Hizen After graduation from Gunnery and Torpedo School in early 1914 he was assigned to the destroyers Yunagi and Amatsukaze during World War I From June 1918 he served as a foreign naval observer in the Netherlands and was member of the Japanese delegation at the Versailles Treaty negotiations in 1920 After his return to Japan in early 1921 Sugiyama received his first command that of the destroyer Yugure in November 1921 followed by Harukaze in November 1922 After graduation from the Naval Staff College in December 1922 he was promoted to lieutenant commander and was captain of the destroyer Sanae in 1924 Sugiyama was promoted to commander in December 1926 and captain in December 1930 serving in various staff positions within the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff and as an instructor at the Naval Staff College from 1930 1933 He returned to sea as captain of the cruiser Yura in June 1933 followed by the Aoba in November 1933 Yakumo in February 1934 and battleship Hyuga in September 1935 From November 1936 Sugiyama was appointed Chief of Staff of the IJN 3rd Fleet and was thus in a senior command position of Japanese naval forces in China during the early stages of the Second Sino Japanese War He was appointed to make a formal apology to the United States over the USS Panay incident in 1937 2 Sugiyama rose to vice admiral on November 15 1940 On July 5 1941 Sugiyama was appointed Commander in chief of the IJN 3rd Fleet Following the start of the Pacific War on January 3 1942 Sugiyama accepted the post of commander in chief of the IJN 3rd Expeditionary Fleet However in December 1942 he returned to a shore position with the Naval Shipbuilding Command of which he became Commandant from April 15 1943 to November 4 1944 He was subsequently commander of the Sasebo Naval District until the end of the war Notes edit a b Nishida Imperial Japanese Navy Prados John Combined Fleet Decoded The Secret History of American Intelligence and the Japanese Navy in World War II ISBN 0679437010 page 50 References editDupuy Trevor N 1992 Encyclopedia of Military Biography I B Tauris amp Co Ltd ISBN 1 85043 569 3 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rokuzō Sugiyama Nishida Hiroshi Imperial Japanese Navy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rokuzō Sugiyama amp oldid 1167375132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
