5th Kure Special Naval Landing Force
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The 5th Kure Special Naval Landing Force (5th Kure SNLF) were troops of the Imperial Japanese Navy
's Special Naval Landing Forces
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Formed at the Kure Naval District
, the 5th Kure SNLF participated in the battle of Milne Bay
. The 5th Kure SNLF was all but wiped out after the battle of Milne Bay.
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...
's Special Naval Landing Forces
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces
The Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces , were the marine troops of the Imperial Japanese Navy and were a part of the IJN Land Forces...
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Formed at the Kure Naval District
Kure Naval District
was the second of four main administrative districts of the pre-war Imperial Japanese Navy. Its territory included the Inland Sea of Japan and the Pacific coasts of southern Honshū from Wakayama to Yamaguchi prefectures, eastern and northern Kyūshū and Shikoku....
, the 5th Kure SNLF participated in the battle of Milne Bay
Battle of Milne Bay
The Battle of Milne Bay, also known as Operation RE by the Japanese, was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Japanese marines attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea on 25 August 1942, and fighting continued until the Japanese retreated on 5...
. The 5th Kure SNLF was all but wiped out after the battle of Milne Bay.