Shigeyoshi Miwa
| Miwa Shigeyoshi | |
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Vice Admiral Miwa Shigeyoshi
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| Born | May 15, 1892 Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | February 27, 1959 (aged 66) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1911-1945 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | IJN 6th Fleet |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Shigeyoshi Miwa (三輪 茂義 Miwa Shigeyoshi?, May 15, 1892 – February 27, 1959), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He commanded the Japanese submarine forces during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Miwa was a native of Aichi prefecture, and graduated 59th out of 148 cadets in the 39th class of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy in 1911. He served his midshipman duty on the cruiser Aso and battleship Mikasa, and as a sub-lieutenant on Chikuma, Iwami and Azuma. In 1917, he attended the Navy Staff College, where he specialized in navigation, torpedo warfare and submarines, transferring to the submarine warfare section as a lieutenant in 1918. He stayed on to become an instructor at the Submarine Warfare school for 1920–1922, and served as acting captain of the S-22 (Ro-14) from May – December 1922. He was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1923.
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