Special Naval Landing Forces

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The Special Naval Landing Forces were naval infantry units in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and were a part of the IJN land forces. They saw extensive service in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in the

IJN Special Naval Landing Forces armed with the Type 11 during the Battle of Shanghai

Personnel of the Maizuru 1st SNLF prepare for the Hainan Island Operation which included the invasion of Hainan, 1939

6th Kure SNLF in formation at their home barracks in Japan before deploying for the Midway operation, June 1942.

Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces, members of a White Sash Squadron [ja], await orders on the deck board of an unidentified IJN vessel in the city of Anqing, China, June 11th, 1938.

Imperial Japanese Navy land forces

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The Imperial Japanese Navy land forces were a variety of land-based units of the Imperial Japanese Navy organized for offensive operations, the defense of Japanese naval and shore-based facilities, mi

Special Naval Landing Forces

…SNLF; Japanese: 海軍特別陸戦隊, romanized: Kaigun Tokubetsu Rikusentai) were naval infantry units in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), and were a part of the IJN land forces. They saw extensive service in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in the Pacific theatre of World War II. While not existing as a dedicated naval infantry…

Japanese naval infantry operating a Type 93 13 mm anti-aircraft machine gun

The 81st Guard Unit conducting a landing drill in Cam Ranh Bay, 1941

Yokosuka 1st SNLF Type 2 Ka-Mi tanks on Saipan