Michitaro Totsuka
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| Michitaro Totsuka | |
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| 21 April 1890 – 6 March 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1910-–1945 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | Imperial Japanese Navy Aviation Bureau, First Naval District |
Michitaro Totsuka (戸塚道太郎 Totsuka Michitarō?, 1890-04-21 – 1966-03-06) was a Vice Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. A native of the former Sendagaya Village in Tokyo, Totsuka commanded the First Naval District at the end of World War II. Totsuka was a veteran officer with 35 years of service, having been commissioned following his graduation from the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in July 1910.
On 28 August 1945, at 1045, Admiral Totsuka formally surrendered the First Naval District at Yokosuka to Rear Admiral Robert Carney, acting for Admiral Halsey, and Rear Admiral Oscar C. Badger II. He soon went in retirement, and died in 1966.
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