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Parade uniform of Japanese military attaché, Major General Onodera Makoto, 1930s. Resembling the Imperial German Army M1842/M1856 dunkelblau uniform, the Meiji 19 1886 version tunic was the dark blue, single-breasted, had a low standing collar and no pockets.
Shōichi Yokoi (横井 庄一, Yokoi Shōichi, 31 March 1915 – 22 September 1997) was a Japanese soldier who served as a sergeant in the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during the Second World War, and was one of the last three Japanese holdouts to be found after the end of hostilities in 1945.
Comparative military ranks of World War II; List of equipment used in World War II; Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms; United States Army Uniform in World War II; Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1940–1943; Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1943–1955
Japanese military personnel killed in World War II (3 C, 32 P) Pages in category "Japanese military personnel of World War II" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Teishin Shudan (挺進集団, Raiding Group) was a Japanese special forces/airborne unit during World War II. The unit was a division-level force, and was part of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (IJAAF). The Teishin units were therefore distinct from the marine parachute units of the Special Naval Landing Forces.
Anami's supporters suggested that he should vote against surrender or resign from the Cabinet. Instead, he ordered his officers to concede and later said to his brother-in-law, "As a Japanese soldier, I must obey my Emperor." [6] He informed the officers of the War Ministry of the decision and that as it was an imperial command, they must obey. [6]
The Imperial Japanese Army [a] (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan.Forming one of the military branches of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces (IJAF), it was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Army Ministry, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor of Japan, the supreme commander of IJAF.
When Japan lost the Second World War and the Imperial Japanese Army was dissolved in 1945, a new Imperial uniform was established. [13] However, this new uniform was abolished on May 2, 1947, along with all other Imperial Household Edicts.