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Encyclopedia > Army ranks of the Japanese Empire during World War II
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Imperial Japanese Military

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Airforce Japanese Army
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History of the Japanese Military
Military History of Japan during World War II

The following graphs present the rank insignia of the Japanese military during World War II. These designs had been used between the years 1938 to 1945, but were discontinued after World War II, when the Imperial military had been dissolved. File links The following pages link to this file: Axis Powers User:John-1107 ... File links The following pages link to this file: Axis Powers User:John-1107 ... The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (大日本帝國海軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun) was the navy of Japan before 1945. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Axis Powers User:John-1107 ... ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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Officer ranks

All-forces ranks Collar insignia U.S equivalent
General Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 17-1-.gif Image:US-Army-OF9.gif
Lieutenant General Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 16-1-.gif Image:US-Army-OF8.gif
Major General Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 15-1-.gif Image:US-Army-OF7.gif
Brigadier General Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 14-1-.gif Image:US-Army-OF6.gif
Colonel Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 13-1-.gif Image:US-Army-OF5.gif
Lieutenant Colonel Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 12-1-.gif Image:US-Army-OF4.gif
Major Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 11-1-.gif Image:US-Army-OF3.gif
Captain Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 10-1-.gif Image:US-Army-OF2.gif
First Lieutenant
Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 09-1-.gif Image:US-Army-OF1a.gif
Second Lieutenant
Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 08-1-.gif Image:US-Army-OF1b.gif

General is a military rank used by nearly every country in the world. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Colonel (Spanish: Coronel; German: Oberst; Russian:Полко́вник/Polkovnik) is both a military rank and civilian title, used by nearly every country in the world. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Major is the name most commonly given to the military rank equivalent to NATO rank code OF-3. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary or police officer. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Enlisted Ranks

All-forces ranks Collar insignia U.S equivalent
Sergeant Major Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 07-1-.gif
Sergeant Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 06-1-.gif
Corporal Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 05-1-.gif
Acting Corporal Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 04-1-.gif
Superior Private Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 03-1-.gif
Private 1st Class Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 02-1-.gif
Recruit Image:Japan-army-1938-1945 01-1-.gif

This article is about a military rank and position. ... This article is about the rank of sergeant. ... Corporal is a military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4) in use by several militaries of the world. ... Corporal is a military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4) in use by several militaries of the world. ... Private refers to: privacy the ability of a person to control the availability of information about and exposure of him or herself. ... Recruit (from the French recrue, from the verb recroître to grow again, i. ...

External links

World Rank Insignia site


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