Soldiers and Officers of Japanese Independent Garrison Units in Photos

Independent garrison battalions collar insignia.

Actual collar emblem.

 

 

Captain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lieutenant.

 

Warrant Officer.

 

 

With rare shoulder patch of independent garrison unit.

Kanji 中 the patch.

 

Another rare photo with independent unit armband.
Six-pointed star is a symbol of brigade headquarters. In this case - the headquarters of the 3rd independent brigade (13th independent battalion was part of the brigade) that guarded South Manchuria Railway.

 

Superior soldier with weekly duty armband.

 

Soldier 2nd class.

 

Railway engineer with independent garrison unit patch.

 

Captain.

 

Colonel.

 

Another rare photo with a brigade headquarters six-pointed star ("star of David") armband.

 

Lieutenant.