Army Maneuvers Badges with "Chrysanthemum/Mum" Design

Collar tabs stamped with 工兵19- 19th Engineering Batallion.

 

Collar tabs stamped with 工兵20- 20th Engineering Batallion.

Edge of the case.

 

Collar tabs stamped with 野砲26- 26th Field Artillery Regiment.

 

2nd variant of design.

Reverse

一九三五非常時 - 1935 Emergency [time of emergency]

陸軍 - Army

特別大演習 - Special Large Maneuvers

参加章 - Participation Badge

Pin is stamped with

歩兵 - Infantry

第十四聯隊 - 14th Regiment

 

3rd variant of design.

Suspension

昭和十年度 - 1935

九州 - Kyushu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu

Reverse

陸軍 - Army

特別大演習 - Special Large Maneuvers

参加章 - Participation Badge

 

Cased specimen.

Case lid reads

陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers

参加紀念章 - Participation Commemorative Badge

Another one.

 

4th variant of design.

Reverse

於南九洲 - In Southern Kyushu

陸軍 - Army

特別大演習 - Special Large Maneuvers

参加章 - Participation Badge

昭和十年度 - 1935

Collar tabs stamped with 歩32 - 32nd Infantry Regiment.

 

Cased specimen.

Collar tabs stamped with 歩兵23 - 23rd Infantry Regiment.

 

5th variant of design.

Obverse

皇軍 - Imperial Army

reverse

朝鮮軍師団対抗 - Korean Army Divisional Two Side Maneuvers (i.e. one division against the other division)

特別大演習参加章 - Special Large Maneuvers Participation Badge

昭和十年度 - 1935

Engraved

歩七七 for 歩兵第七七連隊 - 77th Infantry Regiment

 

Badges from 1936.

1st variant of design "8th division suspension".

Suspension

第八師團 - 8th Division

reverse

陸軍 - Army

特別大演習 - Special Large Maneuvers

参加章 - Participation Badge

於北海道 - In Hokkaido

Original case.

Edge of the case.

 

2nd variant of design "8th division suspension + reverse without `In Hokkaido`".

 

3rd variant of design "7th division suspension".

Suspemsion

第七師團 - 7th Division

reverse

陸軍 - Army

特別大演習 - Special Large Maneuvers

参加章 - Participation Badge

於北海道 - In Hokkaido

 

4th variant of design.

Reverse

大元師陛下御統監 - Under Supervision of His Majesty Grand Marshal of the Japanese Empire (i.e. Emperor Hirohito)

於北海道 - In Hokkaido

陸軍 - Army

特別大演習 - Special Large Maneuvers

参加章 - Participation Badge

Collar tabs stamped with 歩兵26 - 26th Infantry Regiment

昭和十一年度 - 1936

 

Collar tabs stamped with 歩兵28 - 28th Infantry Regiment

 

Collar tabs stamped with 歩兵31 - 31th Infantry Regiment

Another example with original suspension 第八師團 - 8th Division.

 

Interesting case.

Original collar tabs with stamped regimental number were erased and new one were engraved.

歩兵17 - 17th Infantry Regiment


Suspension.

第八師團 - 8th Division

 

4th variation badge with suspension of 8th division issued for soldiers from 5th Infantry Regiment.

Collar tabs stamped with 歩兵5 - 5th Infantry Regiment.

 

Another example of 4th variation badge stamped with 歩兵17 - 17th Infantry Regiment.
This time together with miniature badge.

 

1936 Army Special Large Maneuvers Reservist Imperial Inspection Participation Commemorative Badge/1936年陸軍特別大演習御親閲参加記念章

Specimen from the collection of Raymond LaBar. Photos courtesy of the owner. Obverse 郷軍 - Reservist reverse 於北海道 - In Hokkaido 陸軍特別大演習 - Army Special Large Maneuvers 御親閲参加記念章 - Imperial Inspection Participation Commemorative Badge 昭和十ー年 - 1936

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Another example of miniature badge.

Size 19.78 x 15.19 mm.

Obverse

皇軍 - Imperial Army

Same miniature under different light and after cleaning.