1933～34年にかけて、海軍部内で当時の大臣の名前に由来する「大おおすみ角人事」と称される大規模な更迭人事が行われた。この人事の最後に位置したのが、堀悌ていきち吉中将の退役人事(国際協調派)と艦隊派(対外強硬派)のせめぎ合いのなか、前者の中心人物で海軍きっての逸材といわれた堀が、最終的に退役に追い込まれるまでの過程を、学界未紹介の史料なども使いながら、検討していく。
From 1934 to 1934 the Japanese Navy proceeded massive sweeping changes of their officials. This personnel change process was called “Osumi Jinji”, named from the Minister of the time. The last case in this process was the retirement affair of Vice Admiral Teikichi Hori. He was evaluated as one of the most talented officers in the Navy and belonged to “Joyakuha” (moderate faction). Then there was an antagonism between this Joyakuha and “Kantaiha” (the hard-liners). This paper traces the process that Hori was eventually forced to retire in the rivalry relations of two schools.