Takasu was commissioned as a lieutenant in December 1913, serving on the battleshipKawachi, followed by the cruiser Tokiwa. He attended the 17th class of the Naval Staff College and was promoted to lieutenant commander upon graduation in December 1919. On June 23, he was assigned as a military attaché to the United Kingdom and was promoted to commander in December of the same year. After his return to Japan in 1924, he served as executive officer on the cruiser Iwate. A year later, he was assigned as an instructor at the Naval War College and promoted to captain in December 1928, after which he received his first command, the cruiser Isuzu in 1929.
On November 15, 1940, Takasu was assigned to command the IJN 4th Fleet, and from August 11, 1941, the IJN 1st Fleet. As the military position of Japan became precarious in the Solomon Islands and other areas of the Southwest Pacific, Takasu was assigned to command the Southwest Area Fleet from September 15, 1942. The IJN 13th Air Fleet also came under his command from September 20, 1943. Promoted to full admiral on March 1, 1944, he was recalled to Japan on June 18, to assume the position of military councilor. However, he died of sickness only two months later and his grave is at the Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo.
Evans, David C. and Mark R. Peattie. (1997). Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN978-0-870-21192-8; OCLC 36621876
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Nishida, Hiroshi. "Materials of IJN: Takasu, Shirō". Imperial Japanese Navy. Archived from the original on 2013-04-27.
January 11, 2023
shirō, takasu, admiral, 高須, 四郎, takasu, shirō, october, 1884, september, 1944, career, naval, officer, imperial, japanese, navy, during, world, admiral, takasu, shirō, 1944, native, name高須, 四郎bornoctober, 1884ibaraki, prefecture, japandiedseptember, 1944, 1944. Admiral Shirō Takasu 高須 四郎 Takasu Shirō October 27 1884 September 2 1944 was a career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II Shirō TakasuAdmiral Takasu Shirō 1944 Native name高須 四郎BornOctober 27 1884Ibaraki Prefecture JapanDiedSeptember 2 1944 1944 09 02 aged 59 1 Allegiance Empire of JapanService wbr branch Imperial Japanese NavyYears of service1907 1944RankAdmiralCommands heldIsuzu Naval Intelligence Bureau 1st Carrier Division Training Fleet Manchuria Expeditionary Force Naval War College 5th Fleet 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet 4th Fleet 1st Fleet Southwest Area Fleet 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet 13th Air Fleet Naval CouncillorBattles warsSecond Sino Japanese WarWorld War II Contents 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditTakasu was a native of Sakuragawa Village currently part of Inashiki Ibaraki and graduated from the 35th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy where his classmates included future admirals Nobutake Kondō and Naokuni Nomura He served his midshipman duty on the cruisers Itsukushima and Akashi and as sublieutenant on the battleship Aki cruiser Azuma and battlecruiser Tsukuba Takasu was commissioned as a lieutenant in December 1913 serving on the battleship Kawachi followed by the cruiser Tokiwa He attended the 17th class of the Naval Staff College and was promoted to lieutenant commander upon graduation in December 1919 On June 23 he was assigned as a military attache to the United Kingdom and was promoted to commander in December of the same year After his return to Japan in 1924 he served as executive officer on the cruiser Iwate A year later he was assigned as an instructor at the Naval War College and promoted to captain in December 1928 after which he received his first command the cruiser Isuzu in 1929 Takasu returned to England again in December 1930 to serve as military advisor on the ambassador s staff He served on the court marshal of the perpetrators of the May 15 Incident in 1932 He was promoted to rear admiral on November 15 1934 and reassigned to head the 3rd Bureau of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff which was in charge of military intelligence An outspoken opponent to the Tripartite Alliance between Imperial Japan Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy he was a member of the naval faction led by Isoroku Yamamoto and Mitsumasa Yonai opposed to war with the western powers From 1936 1937 he commanded the First Carrier Division which was active in combat in the early stages of the Second Sino Japanese War and was a naval advisor to the fledgling state of Manchukuo in 1937 Promoted to vice admiral on November 15 1938 he then became commandant of the Naval War College He was assigned as commander of the IJN 5th Fleet on September 29 1939 On April 29 1940 Takasu was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun 1st class On November 15 1940 Takasu was assigned to command the IJN 4th Fleet and from August 11 1941 the IJN 1st Fleet As the military position of Japan became precarious in the Solomon Islands and other areas of the Southwest Pacific Takasu was assigned to command the Southwest Area Fleet from September 15 1942 The IJN 13th Air Fleet also came under his command from September 20 1943 Promoted to full admiral on March 1 1944 he was recalled to Japan on June 18 to assume the position of military councilor However he died of sickness only two months later and his grave is at the Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo Notes Edit Nishida Imperial Japanese Navy References EditEvans David C and Mark R Peattie 1997 Kaigun Strategy Tactics and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy 1887 1941 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 0 870 21192 8 OCLC 36621876External links EditNishida Hiroshi Materials of IJN Takasu Shirō Imperial Japanese Navy Archived from the original on 2013 04 27 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shirō Takasu amp oldid 1117499615, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
