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Oka Takazumi

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Oka Takazumi in 1947.

Takazumi Oka (岡 敬純, Oka Takazumi, February 11, 1890 – December 4, 1973) was a Japanese admiral and politician. He served as Chief of the Navy Ministry's Military Affairs Bureau from 1940 to 1944.[1]

He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1911 and subsequently completed his education at the Naval Staff College in 1923.[2] In October 1940, Oka was appointed Chief of the Naval Affairs Bureau. In this capacity, he directly presided over policy-making within the Japanese Navy.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Mei 2016, p. 173.
  2. ^ Evans & Peattie 1997, p. 531.
  3. ^ Coox 1992, p. 262.

Sources

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  • Coox, Alvin D. (1992). "Japanese Net Assessment in the Era Before Pearl Harbor". In Murray, Williamson; Millet, Allan (eds.). Calculations: Net Assessment and the Coming of World War II. New York, N.Y.: MacMillan, Inc. ISBN 1-4165-7684-3.
  • Evans, David C.; Peattie, David (1997). Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy,1887-1941. Annapolis,MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-192-8.
  • Mei, Ju-ao (2016). The Tokyo Trial and War Crimes in Asia. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press. ISBN 978-981-15-9812-8.