imperial japanese army badge

  1. Air Force Breast Badge/航空胸章

    Introduced on October 12, 1943 by Imperial Edict No.774. At first badge was intended only for the army air force schools officer cadets but on May 9, 1944 by Imperial Edict No. 331 the right to wear this badge was granted to all IJA air force officers and officers cadets. This includes 将校 -...
  2. National Boarder Guarding Service Commemorative Watch Fob/國境警備従軍記念章

    Reverse 國境警備 - National Boarder Guarding 従軍記念 - Service Commemorative Case.
  3. "Crossed Flag, Sabre and Rifle" Design Army Special Large Maneuvers Watch Fobs/特別大演習記念章

    Taisho Era Badges. 1920 Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 特別大演習記念章 - Special Large Maneuvers Commemorative Badge reverse 参加 - Participate 第六師團 - 6th Division 第十二師團 - 12th Division 第十八師團 - 18th Division 大正九年 = 1920
  4. Tokyo Hongō Ward Regimental District Officer Corps Badge/東京本郷聨隊區将校團章

    See also Osaka Regimental District Officer Corps Badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/osaka-regimental-district-officer-corps-badge.23910/ Sakai Regimental District Officer Corps East Ward Branch Member's Badge...
  5. Training Horse Race Award Badges from the Division Сommander/一般鍛錬馬競走 師團長賞章

    1940. Full set. Reverse 一般鍛錬馬競走 - General Training Horse Race 師團長賞 - Award from Division Сommander 昭和十五年度 - 1941 (year is punched) Original case. 一般鍛錬馬競走 - General Training Horse Race 師團長賞 - Award from the Сommander of Division 金澤 - Kanazawa 昭和 年度 - Showa Era (number is missing -...
  6. 21th Infantry Regiment Battle Flag Supporting Association Badge/歩兵第二十一連隊軍旗奉讃会章

    1st variation in silver. Reverse 歩兵第二十一聯隊 - 21th Infantry Regiment Battle 軍旗奉讃會 - Flag Supporting Association marked 純銀 - pure silver (mark unreadable). Original case. 歩兵第二十一聯隊 - 21th Infantry Regiment Battle 軍旗奉讃會章 - Battle Flag Supporting Association Badge
  7. Imperial Japanese Army Infantry Regiments Award Watch Fobs/歩兵連隊賞章

    Size 25 mm. Obverse 賞 - Award reverse 歩兵第十六聯隊 - 16th Infantry Regiment
  8. Army Technology Merit Badge/陸軍技術有功章

    Established on August 18, 1941 almost simultaneously with Naval Technology Merit Badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/naval-technology-merit-badge.23345/ Official name of the badge 陸軍技術有功章 - Army Technology Merit Badge. Awarded by ministry of the army for different innovations in warfare...
  9. 1922 Army Large Special Maneuvers Takamatsu City Committee Member Badge/陸軍特別大演習 高松市委員之章

    Obverse 高 for 高松市 - Takamatsu City. Original case. Case lid. 大正十一年度 - 1922 高松市委員之章 - Takamatsu City Committee Member Badge 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers
  10. Wound Badge of 11th Army/第十一軍戰傷徽章

    The Japanese 11th Army /第十一軍戰/ was formed on July 4, 1938 under the Japanese Central China Area Army for the task of conquering and occupying the central provinces of China between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. The 11th Army played a major role in the Battle of Wuhan. From September...
  11. Shanghai Incident (a.k.a. January 28 Incident) Commemorative Badges and Watch Fobs/上海事変記念章

  12. Great East Asian War Commemorative Badges and Watch Fobs/大東亜戦争記念章

    Attack on Pearl Harbor commemorative watch fob. 必勝 / Hisshō / Certain Victory 真珠湾 - Pearl Harbor Reverse 大東亜戦争 - Greater East Asian War horizontally 記念 - Commemorative vertically ハワイ - Hawaii lower 海戦 - naval battle + date December 8, 1941 (interestingly not 7, but 8)
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