JAPANESE NAVY
SHUFFLE OF COMMANDS (Received 3rd May, 9 a.m.) LONDON, 2nd May. Signifying the intention of the High Command to prepare for protracted warfare by a change of commanders tired after ten months of fighting, the Japanese navy announces that on 4th June vice-admirals and rear-admirals will be transferred during a complete shuffle of commands in China, states the Tokio correspondent of “The Times.” Vice-Admiral Hasegawa, commander of the third fleet, is transferred to command the Yokosuka base. He is replaced by Vice-Admiral Oikawa. Yokosuka is one of the most important Japanese commands. Rear-Admiral Sugiyama goes to the naval general staff in Tokio, and is replaced as chief of staff of the third fleet by RearAdmiral Kusaka.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 3 May 1938, Page 5
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