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The navy would prefix the common rank names with "navy" (Japanese: 海軍, romanized: Kaigun), while the army would prefix them with "army" (Japanese: 陸軍, romanized: Rikugun). There was a minor difference in pronunciation of character 大 for Navy Lieutenant and Navy Captain. The navy pronounced it as Dai, while the army pronounced it as ...
The Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Army were the rank insignia of the Imperial Japanese Army, used from its creation in 1868, until its dissolution in 1945 following the Surrender of Japan in World War II. The officer rank names were used for both the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy, the only distinction being the placement of ...
The following table shows comparative officer ranks of World War II, with the ranks of Allied powers, the major Axis powersand various other countries and co-belligerents during World War II. Table. [edit] The rank insignia of commissioned officers. Rank group.
The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun ⓘ 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or 日本海軍Nippon Kaigun, 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender in World War II. The Japan ...
195. During World War II, at the beginning of the Pacific War in December 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was the third most powerful navy in the world, [ 3 ] and the naval air service was one of the most potent air forces in the world. During the first six months of the war, the IJN enjoyed spectacular success inflicting heavy defeats ...
The 1871–1945 Japanese military and naval ranks were phased out after World War II. The Self-Defence Force breaks away from the Sino-centric tradition of non-branch-specified ranks; each JSDF rank with respect to each service carries a distinct Japanese title, although equivalent titles in different branches are still similar, differing only ...
This colour along with the * (asterisk) indicates that the promotion was posthumous. Name. Picture. Date of Rank. Kabayama Sukenori. 10 May 1895. Yamamoto Gonnohyōe. 6 June 1904. Kawamura Sumiyoshi.
Kingoro Hashimoto Chief, Special Service Agency, Hailar, Kwantung Army. Harukichi Hyakutake Chief of the Special Service Agency, Kwantung Army in Harbin. Kuniaki Koiso leader of Special Services Agency in Manchukuo. Michitarō Komatsubara intelligence chief of Special Services Agency in Harbin for some time.