Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces

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Imperial Japanese Navy unit marine corps naval infantry

The Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces were elite Imperial Japanese Navy marine units used for amphibious assaults, naval base defense, and brutal occupation operations across East and Southeast Asia during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.

Aliases (6)

Imperial Japanese Navy Special Naval Landing Forces ×1
Imperial Japanese Navy ground forces ×1
Imperial Japanese Navy ground forces on Okinawa ×1
Imperial Japanese Navy land forces ×1
Japanese Naval Landing Forces ×1
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces (as a specific named unit) ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Navy unit → marine corps → naval infantry →
activeDuring	Second Sino-Japanese War → World War II →
allegedToHaveCommitted	atrocities against civilians → mistreatment of prisoners of war → war crimes →
alsoKnownAs	Japanese Naval Landing Forces → Rikusentai →
country	Empire of Japan →
disbanded	1945 →
disbandedFollowing	Japan’s surrender in World War II →
engagedIn	amphibious landings → counter-landing operations → island defense → urban combat →
notableEngagement	Aleutian Islands Campaign → Battle of Hong Kong → Battle of Milne Bay → Battle of Shanghai (1937) → Battle of Wake Island → Guadalcanal Campaign → Invasion of the Dutch East Indies → Invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) →
partOf	Imperial Japanese Navy →
role	amphibious assault → garrison duty → naval base defense → occupation operations →
subordinateTo	Combined Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy) → Navy Ministry of Japan →
theaterOfOperations	Aleutian Islands → China → Dutch East Indies → East Asia → Guam → Hong Kong → New Guinea → Pacific Ocean → Philippines → Shanghai → Solomon Islands → Southeast Asia → Wake Island →
trainingEmphasis	amphibious warfare → close-quarters combat → naval infantry tactics → night operations →
typeOfUnit	elite infantry → lightly equipped infantry →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allied Land Forces ("Imperial Japanese Navy ground forces") → U.S. Army Americal Division ("Imperial Japanese Navy land forces") →	opponent
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces ("Japanese Naval Landing Forces") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Tulagi ("Imperial Japanese Navy Special Naval Landing Forces") →	belligerent
Rikusentai ("Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces (as a specific named unit)") →	distinctFrom
Battle of Shanghai (1937) →	involvedForce
Minoru Ōta ("Imperial Japanese Navy ground forces on Okinawa") →	militaryUnit