Military ranks of Manchukuo
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The Military ranks of Manchukuo were the military insignia used by the Manchukuo Imperial Army, Manchukuo Imperial Navy and Manchukuo Imperial Air Force during its existence, from its founding in 1932 until the Soviet invasion in 1945.
Corps colours
| Colour | Branch | |
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| Black | Military police | |
| Red | Infantry | |
| Green | Cavalry | |
| Yellow | Artillery | |
| Brown | Engineers | |
| Blue | transport corps | |
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Commissioned officer ranks
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Rank | 總司令 Zǒng sīlìng |
上将 Shàng jiàng |
中将 Zhōng jiàng |
少将 Shào jiàng |
上校 Shàng xiào |
中校 Zhōng xiào |
少校 Shào xiào |
上尉 Shàng wèi |
中尉 Zhōng wèi |
少尉 Shào wèi |
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 Manchukuo Imperial Army(1932)[2][3] |
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| Rank | 總司令 Zǒng sīlìng |
上将 Shàng jiàng |
中将 Zhōng jiàng |
少将 Shào jiàng |
上校 Shàng xiào |
中校 Zhōng xiào |
少校 Shào xiào |
上尉 Shàng wèi |
中尉 Zhōng wèi |
少尉 Shào wèi |
准尉 Zhǔn wèi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank flags
| Rank group | General/flag officers | |||
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| Manchukuo Imperial Navy[7]
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| 上将 Shàng jiàng |
中将 Zhōng jiàng |
少将 Shào jiàng | ||
Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Rank | 上士 Shàng shì |
中士 Zhōng shì |
少士 Shǎo shì |
上兵 Shàng bīng |
中兵 Zhōng bīng |
少兵 Shǎo bīng |
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| Rank | 上士 Shàng shì |
中士 Zhōng shì |
少士 Shǎo shì |
上兵 Shàng bīng |
中兵 Zhōng bīng |
少兵 Shǎo bīng |
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References
- Citations
- ^ Jowett 2004, pp. 111–113.
- ^ a b Government 1932, p. 117.
- ^ Government 1934, p. 145.
- ^ Government 1935, pp. 123–124.
- ^ Government 1935, pp. 43–44.
- ^ Government 1934, p. 152.
- ^ OKM 1939, p. 120.
- Bibliography
- Jowett, Philip (2004). Rays of the Rising Sun, Volume 1: Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45, China and Manchukuo. Helion and Company Ltd. ISBN 1-874622-21-3.
- Oberkommando der Marine (1992) [1939]. Flaggenbuch (in German). Berlin: Druck und verlag der reichsdruckerei.
- Manshū-koku seifu kōhō-bi-yaku 満州国政府公報日訳 [Manchurian Government Daily Gazette Translation (No. 71-No. 82)] (in Japanese). December 1932. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- Manshū-koku seifu kōhō-bi-yaku 満州国政府公報日訳 [Manchurian Government Daily Gazette Translation (No. 227-No. 250)] (in Japanese). December 1934. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- Manshū-koku seifu kōhō-bi-yaku 満州国政府公報日訳 [Manchurian Government Daily Gazette Translation (No. 292-No. 313)] (in Japanese). March 1935. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- Manshū-koku seifu kōhō-bi-yaku 満州国政府公報日訳 [Manchurian Government Daily Gazette Translation (No. 924-No. 949)] (in Japanese). May 1937. pp. 152–164. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
External links
- "Manchukuo". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 15 July 2022.