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Japanese Navy Admiral Mineo Osumi killed in 1941...
Japanese Navy Admiral Mineo Osumi killed in 1941...
Item # 724007
February 08, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 8, 1941
* Mineo Osumi killed in airplane crash
* Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy
* During Second Sino-Japanese War
* Minister of the Navy of Japan
Page 4 has a two column heading: "Japanese Plane Crash Kills Admiral Osumi And Six Other Naval Officers in South China" (see images)
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
background: Mineo Ōsumi was a Japanese admiral and political leader who played a key role in Japan’s naval and military expansion in the early 20th century. Born in Aichi Prefecture, he graduated near the top of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and served in the Russo-Japanese War before rising through the ranks to full admiral by 1930. Ōsumi twice held the post of Navy Minister (1931–1932 and 1933–1936), during which he advocated for increased naval spending, Japan’s withdrawal from the League of Nations, and the renegotiation of naval treaties, reflecting the growing militarism of the era. Elevated to the peerage as a baron in 1935, he was known for urging national sacrifice to strengthen the navy, emphasizing readiness for conflict. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was killed in February 1941 when his plane was shot down shortly after departing Guangzhou, cementing his legacy as a symbol of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s influence on national policy in the pre–World War II period.
Category: The 20th Century
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