Shirō Takasu
| Shirō Takasu | |
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Admiral Takasu Shirō
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| Born | October 27, 1884 Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | September 2, 1944 (aged 59) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1907 - 1944 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | First Carrier Division, IJN 5th Fleet, IJN 4th Fleet, Southwest Area Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
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.
Takasu 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 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.
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