Hankyu Sasaki

Sasaki Hankyu
Native name
佐々木 半九
Born1 January 1896
DiedOctober 6, 1971(1971-10-06) (aged 75)
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service / branch Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1917–1945
Rank Rear Admiral

Hankyu Sasaki (佐々木 半九, 1 January 1896 – 6 October 1971) was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral. During World War II he was force commander of the midget submarines that attacked Pearl Harbor and Sydney Harbour.