Imperial Japanese Army Shooting Badges and Watch Fobs

南支派遣軍章.jpg
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南支派遣軍 - South China Expeditionary Army

優勝 - Winner

昭和十五年七月- July 1940

Japanese South China Area Army was formed on February 9, 1940 under the control of the China Expeditionary Army. It was transferred to direct control by the Imperial General Headquarters on July 23, 1940. Headquartered in Canton, it was responsible for direction of the Japanese invasion of southern China, garrisoning Japanese-occupied Guangdong Province and controlling military operations in neighboring Guangxi Province. It was disbanded on June 26, 1941 and its component units were reassigned back to the China Expeditionary Army. On March 9, the 106th Division was recalled to Japan for demobilization from Central China. It was disbanded in Central China in April 1940 never having reached South China.​
 
7th Infantry Regiment Badge.jpg
7th Infantry Regiment  Badge.jpg


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- Award

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歩兵第七連隊 - 7th Infantry Regiment
 
3rd Guards Infantry Regiment Shooting Badge.jpg
3rd Guards  Infantry Regiment Shooting Badge.jpg


Obverse

- Award

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近衛歩兵第三連隊 - 3rd Guards Infantry Regiment

二大隊 - 2nd Battalion
 
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Obverse

- Award

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歩四十二連隊 - 42nd Infantry Regiment

第九中隊 - 9th Company

Original case.

- Award


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Japanese 4th Infantry Regiment Badge.jpg
Japanese  4th Infantry Regiment Badge.jpg


Obverse

- Award

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歩四 - 4th Infantry Regiment
 
Another watch fob for 4th Infantry Regiment of different design.

歩四 - 4th Infantry Regiment.jpg
歩四 4th Infantry Regiment.jpg



Obverse

優勝 - Winner

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歩四 - 4th Infantry Regiment

歩四  4th Infantry Regiment.jpg


歩四   4th Infantry Regiment.jpg
 
Special  Shooting 10th Infantry Regiment Badge.jpg
Special Shooting 10th Infantry  Regiment Badge.jpg


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和昭十年 - 1935

特別射撃 - Special Shooting

歩兵第十聯隊 - 10th Infantry Regiment

第一大隊 - 1st Battalion
 
Watch fob with the same design was used in 1934 by different battalion of 10th Infantry Regiment.
Note that the year is not punched this time.

Special  Shooting 10th Infantry  Regiment 1934 Watch Fob.jpg
Special Shooting 10th Infantry  Regiment 1934 Watch Fob.jpg


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和昭九年 - 1934

特別射撃 - Special Shooting

歩兵第十聯隊 - 10th Infantry Regiment

第三大隊 - 3rd Battalion
 
歩四三十聯隊  30th Infantry Regiment Badge.jpg
歩四三十聯隊  30th Infantry Regiment  Badge.jpg


Obverse

記念 - Commemorative

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- Award

歩兵第四三十聯隊 - 30th Infantry Regiment
 
歩兵第七十七聯隊 - 77th Infantry Regiment.jpg
歩兵第七十七聯隊   77th Infantry Regiment.jpg


Obverse

- Award


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歩兵第七十七聯隊 - 77th Infantry Regiment
 
10th Infantry Regiment Special Shooting Badge.jpg
10th  Infantry Regiment Special Shooting Badge.jpg


Obverse

- Award

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歩兵第十聯隊 - 10th Infantry Regiment

特別射撃 - Special Shooting
 
歩兵第七聯隊 - 7th Infantry Regiment.jpg
歩兵第七聯隊  7th Infantry Regiment.jpg


Obverse

- Award

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歩兵第七聯隊 - 7th Infantry Regiment
 
昭和10年 日本軍 陸軍 輜重兵第一大隊 射撃賞 皇紀2595  徽章.jpg
昭和10年 日本軍 陸軍 輜重兵第一大隊 射撃賞 皇紀2595 徽章.jpg


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輜重兵第一大隊 - 1st Transportation Corps Battalion

射撃賞 - Shooting Award

Punched year

二五九五 - 1935
 
工兵第二大隊章.jpg
工兵第二大隊 章.jpg


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工兵第二大隊章 - 2nd Military Engineer Battalion
 
第十中隊 - 10th Company.jpg
第十中隊 10th Company.jpg


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優賞 - Special Reward

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第十中隊 - 10th Company
 
山田部隊 - Yamada Unit 竹林部隊 - Takebayashi Unit.jpg
山田部隊 - Yamada Unit 竹林部隊  Takebayashi Unit.jpg


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山田部隊 - Yamada Unit

竹林部隊 - Takebayashi Unit
 
歩兵第七聯隊 - 7th Infantry Regiment.jpg
歩兵第七聯隊  7th Infantry Regiment.jpg


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- Award

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- Award

歩兵第七聯隊 - 7th Infantry Regiment
 
歩兵第五十三聯隊 - 53rd  Infantry Regiment.jpg
歩兵第五十三聯隊  53rd  Infantry Regiment.jpg


Obverse

射撃優等 - Excellent Shooting

歩兵第五十三聯隊 53rd  Infantry Regiment.jpg


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歩兵第五十三聯隊 - 53rd Infantry Regiment

Marked - Silver.

歩兵第五十三聯隊   53rd  Infantry Regiment.jpg
 
歩・五〇 - 50th Infantry Regiment.jpg
歩・五〇  50th Infantry Regiment.jpg


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歩・五〇 - 50th Infantry Regiment
 
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大正五年十月十日 - October 10, 1916

頒恩賜 - Emperor Gift (lit. a souvenir that a person who received a reward from the Emperor gives to his subordinates)

名誉射撃 - Honorary Shooting

優勝記念 - Victory Commemorative

近衛歩兵第二聯隊第十一中隊 - 2nd Infantry Guars Regiment 11th Company


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