Sankichi Takahashi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese admiral
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Place of Birth: Okayama Prefecture, Japan
About Sankichi Takahashi
- Sankichi Takahashi (?? ??, Takahashi Sankichi, August 24, 1882 – June 15, 1966) was an Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- After the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 Takahashi, an important figure of the IJN's Fleet Faction, made a swift career, from commander of an obsolete cruiser in 1923 to commander of the Combined Fleet in 1934.
- He was instrumental in crushing the opposing moderate Treaty Faction but soon lost his command in another round of political turmoil.
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