Imperial Japanese Navy Land Forces
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Imperial Japanese Navy Land Forces of World War II
originated with the Special Naval Landing Forces, and eventually consisted of the following:
Although both the Keibi-tai and Bōbi-tai received amphibious assault and beach defence training, their performance was poor or average when they were used as assault troops.
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
originated with the Special Naval Landing Forces, and eventually consisted of the following:
- The Naval Landing Force or 海軍陸戦隊 Kaigun-rikusen-tai: In the narrow sense, a temporal unit consists sailors for ground battles. In the wide sense, a general term means Navy Land Force.
- Japanese Special Naval Landing ForcesJapanese Special Naval Landing ForcesThe Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces , were the marine troops of the Imperial Japanese Navy and were a part of the IJN Land Forces...
or 海軍特別陸戦隊 Kaigun-tokubetsu-rikusen-tai: the Japanese Marines - The Base Force or 根拠地隊 Konkyo-chitai and The Special Base Force or 特別根拠地隊 Tokubetsu-konkyo-chitai provided services, primarily security, to naval facilities
- Defence Units or 防備隊 Bōbi-tai or 防衞班 Bōei-han: detachments of 200 to 400 men.
- Guard Forces or 警備隊 Keibi-tai: detachments of 200–500 men who provide security to Imperial Japanese NavyImperial Japanese NavyThe 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...
facilities - Air Defence Units or 防空隊 Bōkū-tai: Antiaircraft artillery units of 200-300 men equipped with 8 Anti-Aircraft guns or 24 AA machine guns.
- Pioneers or 海軍設営隊 Kaigun-setsuei-tai built naval facilities, including airstrips, on remote islands. Most of personnel were civilian employees and unarmed.
- The Naval Communications Units or 通信隊 Tsūshin-tai of 600–1,000 men to provide basic naval communications. They also handled encryption and decryption.
- The TokkeitaiTokkeitaiTokkeitai may refer to;Tokkeitai is abbreviated name of Tokubetsukeibitai*Special Boarding Unit, special forces unit of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force*Tokubetsukeibitai *Tokubetsukeibitai...
Navy military policeMilitary policeMilitary police are police organisations connected with, or part of, the military of a state. The word can have different meanings in different countries, and may refer to:...
units were part of the naval intelligence armed branch, with military police regular functions in naval installations and occupied territories; they also worked with the Imperial Japanese ArmyImperial Japanese Army-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...
's KempeitaiKempeitaiThe was the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1881 to 1945. It was not an English-style military police, but a French-style gendarmerie...
military police, the Keishi-chōPolice services of the Empire of JapanThe of the Empire of Japan, consisted of numerous police services, in many cases with overlapping jurisdictions.-History and background:During the Tokugawa bakufu , police functions were based on a combination of appointed town magistrates of samurai status, who served simultaneously as a chief of...
civil police and TokkōTokkōTokkō is a Japanese abbreviation which may refer to;* In the context of World War II Japan:** Tokkō , short for Tokubetsu Kōgekitai , a military unit known for conducting kamikaze attacks...
secret units in security and intelligence services.
Although both the Keibi-tai and Bōbi-tai received amphibious assault and beach defence training, their performance was poor or average when they were used as assault troops.