japanese independent garrison units badges

Interesting high quality badge modeled after the Army War College graduation badge https://asiamedals.info/forums/army-war-college-graduation-badges.640/ Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse Independent garrison unit emblem.

Recipe: independent garrison unit collar tab insignia + 1928 Honan province 200 yuan copper coin.

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1936-1937-dongbian-road-enforcement-commemorative-badges-and-watch-fobs-o.26651/ Reverse 東邊道粛正工作記念 - Commemoration of the Dōngbian Road (East Side Road) Enforcement 興京 - Xingjing /Hetu'ala/ City (Fengtian /Liaoning/ Province) 昭和十一年 - 1936 昭和十二年 -...

1st variation. 獨立守備隊 - Independent Garrison Unit 討伐紀念章 - Subjugation [of Bandits] Commemorative Badge

Watch fobs of similar design but with different inscriptions on reverse https://asiamedals.info/threads/independent-garrison-enlistment-commemorative-watch-fob.24321/ ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/manchuria-independent-garrison-service-during-the-time-of-upheaval-watch-fob.28060/ Reverse...

Size 30 mm. Obverse 萬里長城 - Great Wall of China 征破紀念 - Conquest Commemorative Inside the flag 忠君愛國 - Be Loyal to the Emperor and be Patrotic to the State 昭和十四年十一月十五日 - November 15, 1939 reverse 葛目部隊 - Kuzume Unit 田賀部隊 - Taga Unit In the center Gubeikou (town of Miyun District in...

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/1936-1937-dongbian-road-enforcement-commemorative-badges-and-watch-fobs-o.26651/ Reverse 東辺道 - Eastern Road/Dōngbian/ (road in Liaoning Province, see https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/東辺道) 討伐 - Subjugation [of Bandits/Guerrillas] 記念 - Commemorative

Obverse 一死報國 - Dying for One's Country reverse 浜江省圖佳線守備紀念 - Binjiang Province Tumen-Jiamusi Railway Defense Commemorative 浜江省/濱江省/Binjiang Province was one of the provinces of Manchukuo. Binjiang was founded on December 1, 1934 and was dissolved in August 1945. Binjiang had a mix of...

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/katano-unit-manchukuo-service-commemorative-watch-fob.27875/ Reverse 昭和十二年 - 1937 討伐紀念 - [Bandits] Subjugation/Suppression Commemorative 片野部隊 - Katano Unit

1st variant of design. Obverse 満洲守備 - Manchuria Garrison [Service] 記念- Commemorative reverse 満州事變 - Manchurian Incident 昭和六年九月十八日 - September 18, 1932 (four dates of the four events) March 1, 1932 - Establishment of the Manchukuo State September 15, 1932 - Signing of the...

Obverse 賞 - Award (obviously for kendo tournament) reverse 間島省 - Jiandao https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiandao 延吉 - Yanji https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanji 森部隊 - Mori Unit

Reverse 昭和十三年度 - 1938 鈴木部隊粛正紀念 - Suzuki Corps Enforcement Commemorative Marked 純銀 - pure silver. On the map we see part of the 奉吉線 - Shenji Line (Shenji Railway runs from Shenyang City, Liaoning Province to Jilin City, Jilin Province) 松花江 - Songhua River Songhua (Russian...

Obverse 吉林, 間島, 通化 - Jilin, Jiandao, Tonghua 三省討伐紀念 - Three Provinces Subjugation Commemorative 大討匪 - Great Defeat of Bandits 自昭和十四年至昭和十五年 - From 1939 until 1940 reverse 北地區討伐隊行動地域 - North Region Subjugation Force Area of Operations 徳弘部隊 - Tokuhiro Corps

Reverse 黒河加藤部隊 - Heihe Kato Unit Heihe (Chinese: Hēihé; lit. 'Black River'; Russian: Хэйхэ) is a prefecture-level city of northern Heilongjiang province, China, located on the Russian border, on the south bank of the Amur (Heilong) River, across the river from Blagoveshchensk.

Reverse 派遣記念 - Dispatch Commemorative 歩兵第六聯隊 - 6th Infantry Regiment 第二大隊 - 2nd Battalion

See also https://asiamedals.info/forums/independent-garrison-units-badges-and-jetons.660/ Photo courtesy of the owner. 頒恩賜 – Imperial Gift Distribution (a souvenir that a person who received a reward from the Emperor gives to his subordinates) 森連 - [Lieutenant General] Mori Muraji...

Approximate height 36 mm, width 33 mm. Weight 14.5 g. Obverse 討伐記念 - Subjugation Commemorative reverse 皇紀二千五百九十六年 - 1936 獨守歩二三中谷中隊 - Independent Garrison Infantry 23th Nakatani Company

Reverse 満州守備記念 - Manchuria Defense Commemorative

Reverse 昭和拾貳年 - 1937 安達駐屯 - Garrison Adachi 記念 - Commemorative Independent garrison units emblem.

Quite rare watch fob from personal collection. Obverse Emblem of independent garrison units. reverse 昭和十一年十二月十八日 - December 18, 1936 閻匪撃滅記念 - Yan Bandits Defeat Commemorative /閻 for 閻錫山 - Yan Xishan - Chinese warlord who served in the government of the Republic of China. He effectively...