Ōminato Guard District
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The Ōminato Guard District was the major navy base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in northern Honshu before and during World War II. Located in Mutsu Bay at the present-day city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefe
Surviving pre-war building of the former Ōminato Guard District
Shiro Kawase
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Shiro Kawase was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was a torpedo expert and his extensive experience as a commander of destroyers and destroyer formations made him m
Ōminato Guard District
…Vice-Admiral Masakichi Okuma (15 November 1940 – 15 September 1942) Vice-Admiral Shiro Kawase (15 September 1942 – 1 April 1943) Vice-Admiral Yasuo Inoue (1 April 1943 – 15 February 1945…
Kawase Shiro
Shiro Kawase as a midshipman in 1910.