- Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms
ImperialJapaneseMilitary Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms tended to reflect the uniform s of those countries who were the principal advisors to the Imperial Japanese Army at the time. 1867 Blue uniform ... of the Union Army Union Army of the American Civil War . Image KumamotoSoldiers1877.jpg thumb left Soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Satsuma Rebellion Garrison of Kumamoto , 1877 . 1886 Blue Uniform Resembling the German Army German Empire Imperial German Army M1842 ... 250px The Imperial Japanese Army in 1900. Uniform color should be dark blue not grey green as pictured ... Image IJA.JPG thumb right Imperial Japanese army uniform as worn during World War I on the expedition ... gunt The shin gunt ?, New Army Sword was a weapon and badge of rank used by the Imperial Japanese Army between the years of 1935 and 1945. References Uniforms and Equipment of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War 2 by Mike Hewitt Imperial Japanese Army and Navy Uniforms and Equipment by Tadao Nakata and Thomas B. Nelson Imperial Japanese Army and Navy Uniforms and Equipments by Lionel Leventhal Limited TM E 30 480 Handbook On Japanese Military Forces , United States Army s Japanese Military Uniforms by Ritta Nakanishi ISBN 4 499 20587 5 The Japanese Army 1931 45 by Philip Jowett ISBN ... http www.ija3platoon.com Imperial Japanese Army 3rd Platoon reenactor s resource Category Imperial Japanese Army Category Military uniforms ja .... It was worn with matching straight trousers and a kepi red for Japanese Imperial Guard Imperial ... Infantry uniforms had red facings on tunic collars, shoulder straps and trouser stripes. Line infantry had yellow bands and piping on their caps while the infantry of the Japanese Imperial Guard ... War the Japanese Army adopted khaki for all occasions the first major army to discard colourful ... adoption of khaki by the Japanese Army after the Russo Japanese War 1904 1905 an all white linen ... more details
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- Armies of the Imperial Japanese Army
nofootnotes date March 2009 The term nihongo Army gun in the Imperial Japanese Army was used in a different ... S gun was the highest level in the organizational structure of the Imperial Japanese Army. It corresponded ... that could respond quickly and autonomously from the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff in Tokyo ... China Garrison Army China Garrison Army China Mongolia Garrison Army Inner Mongolia Imperial Japanese ... References http maisov.if.tv m index.php Main Page Organizations of Imperial Japanese Army & Navy ... units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army Army ja sr ... general . The initial General Army was the Japanese Manchurian Army , formed from 1904 1905 during ... armies in the campaign against Imperial Russia . In terms of a permanent standing organization, the Japanese ... Army in charge of military aviation . With the official Surrender of Japan Japanese surrender ... B ei S shireibu 1941 1945 Japanese home islands 5 nihongo First General Army Japan First General Army 1 Dai ichi S gun 1945 1945 Japanese home islands 6 nihongo Second General Army Japan Second General Army 2 Dai ni S gun 1945 1945 Japanese home islands 7 nihongo Air General Army K k S gun ... First Area Army First Area Army 1 Dai ichi h men gun 1942 1945 Manchukuo 2 nihongo Japanese Second Area Army Second Area Army 2 Dai ni h men gun 1942 1945 Manchukuo 3 nihongo Japanese Third Area Army Third Area Army 3 Dai san h men gun 1942 1945 Manchukuo 4 nihongo Japanese Fifth Area Army Fifth Area Army 5 Dai go h men gun 1944 1945 Japanese home islands 5 nihongo Japanese Sixth Area Army Sixth Area Army 6 Dai roku h men gun 1944 1945 China 6 nihongo Japanese Seventh Area Army ... Japanese Eighth Area Army Eighth Area Army 8 Dai hachi h men gun 1942 1945 Solomon Islands , New Guinea 8 nihongo Japanese Tenth Area Army Tenth Area Army 10 Dai jy h men gun 1944 1945 Taiwan 9 nihongo Japanese Eleventh Area Army Eleventh Area Army 11 Dai jy ichi h men gun 1945 1945 ... more details
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- Imperial Japanese Army
Japan Serviceman Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms Imperial Japanese rations Imperial Way Faction or Kod ... Japanese Army.svg 220px border caption Rising Sun Flag The ensign of the Imperial Japanese Army ... decorations battle honours The Imperial Japanese Army IJA Ky jitai , Shinjitai lang ja ... thumb 200px left Soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army in 1875. Other known foreign military ... in December 1871. It marked the first overseas deployment of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy ... in 1880. By the 1890s, the Imperial Japanese Army had grown to become the most modernization ... 20,840, as well as 18 warships. Of the total number, 20,300 were Imperial Japanese Army troops of the 5th Division Imperial Japanese Army 5th Infantry Division under Lt. General Yamaguchi Motoomi ... thumb right Imperial Japanese Army uniform as worn on the expedition to Kiaochow . main Asian and Pacific ... the Imperial Japanese Army was involved in was the careful and well executed Siege of Tsingtao ... the Imperial Japanese Army expanded rapidly and by 1937 had a force of 300,000 men. Unlike western ... itself the Imperial Army k gun . Conflict with China main Second Sino Japanese War In 1931, the Imperial ... Japanese War in 1937. As war approached, the Imperial Army s influence with the Emperor waned and the influence ... War II main Pacific War In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Army had 51 divisions ref name Jowlett7 and various ..., pp. 15&ndash 16, 21. ref By 1945, there were 5.5 million men in the Imperial Japanese Army. From ... Throughout the Second Sino Japanese War and World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army had gained a reputation .... ref After Japan surrendered in the summer of 1945, many Imperial Japanese Army officers and enlisted ... , pp.63, 68. & 101. ref This was in contrast to Imperial Japanese Army practice of depicting ..., p. 487. ref Although significantly smaller than the former Imperial Japanese Army and nominally for defensive ... Japanese holdout Separately, some soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army Japanese holdout continued ... more details
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- Imperial Japanese Army Academy
Image Rikugun Shikan Gakko 1907.jpg right thumb 250px Imperial Japanese Army Academy, Tokyo 1907 The nihongo Imperial Japanese Army Academy Rikugun Shikan Gakk was the principal officer s training school for the Imperial Japanese Army . The program consisted of a junior course for graduates of local army cadet schools and for those who had completed four years of middle school, and a senior ... , the officer training school was renamed the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1874 and relocated to Ichigaya , Tokyo . After 1898, Academy came under the supervision of the Army Education Administration ... at the end World War II , a battalion of the U.S. Army s 1st Cavalry Division United States 1st Cavalry Division took control of the Academy from the Japanese soldiers guarding it. The Academy was abolished along with the Imperial Japanese Army at the end of 1945, and its Sagamihara grounds are now part of United States Army base of Camp Zama . Currently the corresponding institution for the modern Japanese Ground Self Defense Force is the Japan National Defense Academy . Curriculum From 1937 to 1945, an estimated 18,476 cadets were trained at the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. Candidates for the Imperial Japanese Army Academy were rigidly selected from graduates of 3 year courses at one ... Military Forces, TM E 30 480 1945 Category Military history of Japan Category Imperial Japanese Army .... The Rikugun Yonen Gakk were schools mainly for officers children and children of army soldiers ... to infantry regiment s to become familiar with Army weaponry and platoon leadership skills before ... of many Tokyo Imperial University alumni. It also accepted a large number of students from China. Many cadets had prominent ranks in the Republic of China armed forces. See also Army War College Japan Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Academy Imperial Japanese Naval Academy List of Graduates in Japanese Imperial Military Academies 1891 1934 Tokyo Boys References cite book author US Department ... more details
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- Gensui (Imperial Japanese Army)
Shunroku Hata 1879 1962 Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima See also Marshal Imperial Japanese Navy Imperial Japanese Army List of Field Marshals Field Marshal Marshal Category Japanese generals Category ... Yamaguchi 2 January 20, 1898 Prince Komatsu Akihito 1846 1903 Imperial Family 3 January 20, 1898 Prince ... Yoshimichi 1850 1924 Yamaguchi 7 January 9, 1914 Prince Fushimi Sadanaru 1858 1923 Imperial Family ... 1852 1919 Yamaguchi 10 December 12, 1919 Prince Kan in Kotohito 1865 1945 Imperial Family 11 April ... Kuniyoshi 1873 1929 Imperial Family 13 August 8, 1932 Prince Nashimoto Morimasa 1874 1951 Imperial ... more details
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- Organization of the Imperial Japanese Army
This article details the organization of the Imperial Japanese Army . Organization of the Imperial Japanese Army Japanese armies See article List of Armies of the Japanese Army In the Imperial Japanese Army IJA , the term Gun , literally meaning army , was used in a different way to the military forces of other countries. A So Gun , meaning General Army , was the term used in the IJA for an army group . Of a similar but slightly lower status was a Haken Gun , or Expeditionary Army . A Homen Gun Area Army or Theatre Army was equivalent to the field army field armies of other nations and a Gun Army was equivalent to a corps in other armies. Japanese divisions List of Japanese Armored Divisions List of Japanese Infantry Divisions As the IJA was an infantry force the most common type of division ... in World War II Detachments were particular military formations of the Imperial Japanese Army. Similar ... discussion of Japanese organisation Category Imperial Japanese Army ... Major . According to United States Army s TM E 30 480 Handbook On Japanese Military Forces , there were .... During the course of its existence the IJA organized three Imperial Guard of Japan Guards Divisions .... These totaled 223 including the Imperial Guard of Japan Imperial Guard . Of this total no more than ... infantry brigade, which was equivalent to a Japanese infantry regiment ref Headquarters Three ... C division would lack artillery and other supporting arms. Brigades and equivalents The Japanese Imperial Army had two types of Mixed Brigades. The divisional Mixed Brigade was the semi permanent detachment of a brigade from an List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Infantry Division with various Divisional support units or units attached from its Corps or Army. This provided a combined arms force ... Army in the 1930s was the IJA 1st Independent Mixed Brigade and the IJA 11th Independent Mixed ... in the early phase of the Second Sino Japanese War . This variety for China was usually organized with five ... more details
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- 80th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 80th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was attached to the 40th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division Imperial Japanese Army 20th Division . The regiment participated during the Second Sino Japanese War and during the later stages of World War II , the regiment was in Papua New Guinea New Guinea , as part of the Japanese Eighteenth Army . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Commanders Sadahiko Miyake 1940 1944 Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 79th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 79th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was attached to the 40th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division Imperial Japanese Army 20th Division . The regiment participated during the Second Sino Japanese War and during the later stages of World War II , the regiment was in Papua New Guinea New Guinea , as part of the Japanese Eighteenth Army . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 238th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 238th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was attached to the 41st Division Imperial Japanese Army 41st Division . The regiment participated during the Second Sino Japanese War and during the later stages of World War II , the regiment was in Papua New Guinea New Guinea , as part of the Japanese Eighteenth Army taking part in the New Guinea campaign . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 78th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 78th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was attached to the 39th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division Imperial Japanese Army 20th Division . The regiment participated during the Second Sino Japanese War and during the later stages of World War II , the regiment was in Papua New Guinea New Guinea , as part of the Japanese Eighteenth Army . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Commanders Colonel Tomitar Horii 1938 1941 Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 41st Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 4th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was attached in 1940 to the 9th Brigade of the 5th Division Imperial Japanese Army 5th Division of the Twenty First Army Japan 21st Army . The regiment participated during the Second Sino Japanese War , and World War II . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 33rd Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army)
The Japanese 33rd Mixed Brigade was a detachment of the Imperial Japanese Army 10th Division Imperial Japanese Army 10th Division commanded by Major Gen. Nakamura in the Battle of Rehe in the Defense of the Great Wall battle along the Great Wall in 1933. Sources Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937 1945 2 vols Allentown, PA 1981 Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 4th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 4th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was attached to the 2nd Division Imperial Japanese Army 2nd Division . The regiment was raised at Sendai on 14 May 1888. The regiment participated during the Second Sino Japanese War , and World War II . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 115th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 115th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was attached to the 127th Infantry Brigade of the 114th Division Imperial Japanese Army 114th Division and participated during the Second Sino Japanese War . It was later reassigned to the 51st Division Imperial Japanese Army 51st Division ref name axis cite web url http www.axishistory.com index.php?id 9100 title 51 Division Japan publisher Axis History Factbook accessdate 21 November 2011 ref and during the later stages of World War II , the regiment was in Papua New Guinea New Guinea , as part of the Japanese Eighteenth Army . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Notes reflist Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ja 115 ... more details
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- 66th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 66th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was attached to the 127th Infantry Brigade of the 114th Division Imperial Japanese Army 114th Division and participated during the Second Sino Japanese War . It was later reassigned to the 51st Division Imperial Japanese Army 51st Division ref name axis cite web url http www.axishistory.com index.php?id 9100 title 51 Division Japan publisher Axis History Factbook accessdate 21 November 2011 ref and during the later stages of World War II , the regiment was in Papua New Guinea New Guinea , as part of the Japanese Eighteenth Army . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Notes reflist Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ja 66 ... more details
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- 14th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army)
In September 1932, the Japanese 14th Mixed Brigade was detached from the 7th Division Imperial Japanese Army 7th Division in Japan and moved into Manchuria as part of the Japanese invasion of Manchuria invasion of Manchuria . Later it rejoined its Division. Sources Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937 1945 2 vols Allentown, PA 1981 Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 102nd Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 102nd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was at one stage attached to the 128th Infantry Brigade, of the 114th Division Imperial Japanese Army 114th Division , in the Tenth Army Japan Tenth Army during the Second Sino Japanese War . The regiment was later attached to the Eastern District Army Japan Eastern District Army on 7 September 1940, then the Kwantung Army on 1 August 1941, then assigned to the Twenty Third Army Japan Twenty Third Army on 19 September 1941 and the Eighteenth Army Japan Eighteenth Army in November 1942. The regiment participated during the Second Sino Japanese War and during the later stages of World War II , the regiment was in Papua New Guinea New Guinea , taking part in the New Guinea campaign . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Commanders Colonel Yasuhei Maruoka Jan 1943 Colonel Keijiro Hori Jun 1943 References http www.axishistory.com index.php?id 9100 Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 23rd Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 23rd Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was attached to the 6th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division Imperial Japanese Army 6th Division and participated during the Second Sino Japanese War . ref name axis cite web url http www.axishistory.com index.php?id 8264 title 6 Division Japan publisher Axis History Factbook accessdate 9 April 2012 ref The regiment fought in the later stages of World War II , assigned to the Japanese Seventeenth Army Japan Seventeenth Army at Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Notes reflist Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 13th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 13th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was attached to the 6th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division Imperial Japanese Army 6th Division and participated during the Second Sino Japanese War . ref name axis cite web url http www.axishistory.com index.php?id 8264 title 6 Division Japan publisher Axis History Factbook accessdate 9 April 2012 ref The regiment fought in the later stages of World War II , assigned to the Japanese Seventeenth Army Japan Seventeenth Army at Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Notes reflist Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 45th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 45th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was attached to the 6th Infantry Brigade of the 6th Division Imperial Japanese Army 6th Division and participated during the Second Sino Japanese War . ref name axis cite web url http www.axishistory.com index.php?id 8264 title 6 Division Japan publisher Axis History Factbook accessdate 9 April 2012 ref The regiment fought in the later stages of World War II , assigned to the Japanese Seventeenth Army Japan Seventeenth Army at Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Notes reflist Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 4th Mixed Brigade (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 4th Mixed Brigade of the Imperial Japanese Army was a detachment from the IJA 8th Division 8th Division , in November 1931 to Heilongjiang province to reinforce the Japanese invasion of Manchuria Invasion of Manchuria . It participated in the Defense of Harbin capture of Harbin in February 1932. It rejoined its parent unit when the 8th Division came to Manchuria later that year. Sources Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937 1945 2 vols Allentown, PA 1981 Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- 81st Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 81st Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army . The regiment was attached to the 17th Infantry Brigade of the 17th Division Imperial Japanese Army 17th Division and participated during the Second Sino Japanese War . ref name axis cite web url http www.axishistory.com index.php?id 8275 title 17 Division Japan publisher Axis History Factbook accessdate 9 April 2012 ref The regiment fought in the later stages of World War II , assigned to the Japanese 8th Area Army at Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands . Organization 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion Notes reflist Category Military units and formations of the Imperial Japanese Army ... more details
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- Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
part of the IJA, the Army Air Service wore the standard Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms . Only ...ImperialJapaneseMilitary The nihongo Imperial Japanese Army Air Service often called the Imperial Japanese ... K k butai IJAAF , was the land based aviation military unit force of the Imperial Japanese Army ... deployed and operated by the Imperial Japanese Army artillery battalions as spotters or observers ... strategic bombers as were later deployed by the United States Army Air Force . The Imperial Japanese ... defense. History The Imperial Japanese Army made use of hot air balloon s for observation balloon observation ... superior Allied forces. World War II Aircraft Important aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army ... Affairs Unit of Inspectorate of Army Aviation Air Training and Instruction Department Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Academy Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Academy Supply Bureau Tachikawa Airfield ... Escort Aircraft Carriers Due to the poor relations between the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial ... Unit Inspectorate General of Aviation List of Radars in use by Imperial Japanese Army List of Bombs in use by Imperial Japanese Army List of weapons on Japanese combat aircraft List of Aircraft engines ... systems Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Academy Air raids on Japan References Notes Reflist 2 Bibliography ... structure of IJA Air Force self published Aviation lists Category Imperial Japanese Army Category Japanese ... Sopwith 1 Strutter s, Nieuport Nieuport Bebe s, and Spad s. Japanese army aviation was organized .... By 1941, the Japanese Army Air Force had about 1,500 combat capable aircraft. During the first ... . Throughout most of the Pacific War , the Japanese Army Air Service was organized into four Air ... the Solomon Islands and New Guinea Fifth Air Army Japan 5th Air Army HQ Nanking , covering Japanese ... covering Taiwan and Okinawa In April 1944, a reorganization of the Japanese Army Air Service occurred ... Japanese Army Air Service IJAAS . The Teishin units were therefore distinct from the Marine corps ... more details
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- Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Academy
unreferenced date November 2009 The nihongo Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Academy Rikugun Koukuu Shikan Gakk was the principal officer s training school for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force . Superintendents Major General Hayashi Kinoshita October 1 1937 Major General Shozo Teraguchi July 1 1939 Lieutenant General Hayashi Kinoshita September 15 1941 Major General Saburo Endo December 1 1942 Lieutenant General Michio Sugawara May 1 1943 Lieutenant General Yoshitoshi Tokugawa March 28 1944 notable alumni Ramesh Sakharam Benegal Indian Airforce Air Commodore See also Imperial Japanese Army Academy Tokyo Boys Category Military history of Japan Category Imperial Japanese Army Category Japanese Air Force Category Defunct Japanese military academies Category 1945 disestablishments japan mil hist stub ja ... more details
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- 27th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The Japanese 27th Division was formed in China from the units of the former Japanese China Garrison Army July 15, 1938, becoming one of the first triangular division s in the Japanese Imperial Army . Organization 27th Division 2 1st China Garrison Infantry Regiment 2nd China Garrison Infantry Regiment 3rd China Garrison Infantry Regiment 27th Division Reconnaissance Regiment 27th Mountain Artillery Regiment 27th Military Engineer Regiment 27th Transport Regiment See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Reference and further reading Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937 1945 2 vols Allentown, PA 1981 DEFAULTSORT 27th Division Imperial Japanese Army Category Japanese World War II divisions Category Infantry Divisions of Japan Category Military units and formations established in 1938 ja 27 pt 27 Divis o Jap o ... more details
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