Japanese Army Uniforms

The February 7, 1944 issue of NEWSMAP illustrated Japanese uniforms, equipment, and insignia:

 

Japanese Army Uniforms of World War II
 

Two examples of the detail drawings:

 

Japanese Private Infantry Rifleman PRIVATE, INFANTRY RIFLEMAN: M1938 BLOUSE, FRONT
Nitohei
Sampachi (Meiji 38) rifle, rubberized fabric or leather cartridge pouches; gas mask carrier under left arm. The chevron worn on right arm is a diligence stripe.
 
 
 
CAMOUFLAGE JUNGLE JACKET
The fibre material of which the jacket is made may vary with the color of the foliage in the area in which jacket is worn.
Japanese Camouflage Jungle Jacket

 

(For another view of the Japanese camouflage uniform, see Japanese Camouflage Garment, Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 14, Dec. 17, 1942.)

Source: NEWSMAP, Volume II, No. 42F, February 7, 1944 by Army Information Branch.

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10 Responses to Japanese Army Uniforms

  1. XPaul says:

    That camouflage does not look very effective.

  2. James says:

    Nice post…Thank you for sharing!!

  3. Hermes says:

    Great article, thank you very much!

  4. DH says:

    Keep posting stuff like this i really like it

  5. elliott russell says:

    do you have german uniform like this?

  6. Mike says:

    Were the Japanese the only army that still issued swords?

  7. WW2-Jets says:

    That uniform looks extremely uncomfortable! 🙂

  8. jose says:

    thanks 4 the info

  9. erik95 says:

    Could you send me this in higher resolution?

  10. shawnee says:

    i have own a old WWII outfit and i can find it anywhere on the internet… its japanese but i cant find a copy or picture of it anywhere… but its real old any ideas.

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