Photos WW2 Japanese Forces

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Hiyō-class aircraft carrier Jun'yō moored at Sasebo, Japan, on 26 September 1945

 

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The capsized wreck of the IJN Izumo, Kure, Japan, Oct 1945

 

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Vice Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa transferring his flag from the damaged carrier Zuikaku to the light cruiser Ōyodo during the Battle off Cape Engaño, at 1100 hours, 25 October 1944

 

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Mogami-class cruiser, likely the Kumano, under attack by U.S. Navy aircraft of Carrier Air Group 7 (CVG-7) following the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 26 October 1944

 

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A water plume from a torpedo striking against the bow of IJN Musashi rises high in the air during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, 24 Oct 1944

 

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Japanese Lieutenant with his face covered with blood from a head wound. He surrendered to American forces at Okinawa, shortly after his men in a mass surrender. July 14th, 1945

 

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I-400, or I-401 (Japanese Submarine 1944) Interior of the aircraft hangar, showing tracks for rolling planes out. Taken at Yokosuka, Japan. October 14, 1945

 

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A night view of burning Toyama, Japan on August 1, 1945, after 173 American B-29 bombers firebombed the city. Formerly a big producer of aluminum, the city was 95.6% demolished

 

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A flight of Yokosuka D4Y Suisei ("Comet") dive bombers pass by the snow-capped Mt. Fuji, circa 1942-45

 

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Aircraft carrier Akagi, in the Indian Ocean in April 1942

 

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Destroyer Isokaze ("Wind on the Beach") underway, eight days before her commissioning, 22 November 1940

IJN Unryu sinking Dec 19, 1944, the photo was taken by the commander of the submarine USS Redfish (SS-395) through the periscope.

 

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Battleship Hyuga sunken in shallow water, Kure, Japan, 9 Oct 1945

 

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Aircraft carrier Zuikaku conducts air operations in the Indian Ocean in April 1942

Heavy cruiser Takao.

 

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Light cruiser Sakawa, November 1944 at Sasebo, shortly before commissioning

 

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Japanese soldiers and a Philippine native pose with a captured M3 Stuart, 1942

 

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Japanese paratroopers of the 2nd Yokosuka Naval Landing Force are addressed by Lt. Genzo Watanabe (top left) aboard a transport ship before the Invasion of Borneo, December 1941

 

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Light cruiser Noshiro on sea trials at Tokyo Bay in June 1943

 

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A view from the bow towards the turrets and superstructure of Yamato-class battleship Musashi, August 1942.

Light cruiser Tenryu on a visit to Shanghai in Feb, 1943.

 

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Paratroopers recover machine-guns, rifles, and grenade launchers from a weapons crate during the Battle of Palembang, Sumatra, 13 February 1942

Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zeroes" are prepared for a morning sortie aboard the carrier Zuikaku, east of the Solomon Islands, 5 May 1942