Army Shipping Command Breast Badge/船舶胸章

Established on May 9, 1944 by Imperial Edict No. 331.

Badge was issued to IJA Shipping Command [a.k.a. IJA Shipping Force see https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/船舶司令部] officers and officer cadets.
Army Shipping Command included tansport units (in particular, submarine transports and high speed transport units), ship anti-aircraft units, engineer units, air force units (1st independent flight company and 2nd shipping anti-submarine flight company equipped with autogyros), etc.

Badge was worn above the right uniform pocket.

 

Army Colonel Muranaka Shirō (commader of the Hiroshima Ship Training Center).

Hiroshima Ship Training Center Officers.

Officer cadet of Army Ship Training Department (10th Educational Unit).

Interesting photo: army shipping command breast badge + commander's badge https://asiamedals.info/forums/commander-badges.621/

 

Originals.

Color variation.

Original wings are quite rare. Market is completely dominated by fakes.

 

 

Very close by workmanship to the previous badge.

 

 

 

 

Replicas and fakes.

 

 

Together with the replica of Army Shipping Command Special Breast Badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/army-shipping-command-special-breast-badge.24551/#post-351869